Section 69 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita is redundant
Section 69 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita has ostensibly reduced the gravity of cases of sexual intercourse registered on the false promise of marriage by reducing punishment, compared to the offence of rape defined under Section 63 BNS (or Section 375 of the IPC).
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Cases of rape registered on the premise of false promise of marriage have been in the eye of the storm for a long time. It is often alleged that despite the consent of some women to a physical relationship, the men in those relationships are accused of rape. It was expected that the Central government would do away with the provision of the law which undermines the agency of women in giving their free and info...