Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

Chapter 03 General Exceptions

Section 28: Consent known to be given under fear or misconception.

IPC Section 90

A consent is not such a consent as is intended by any section of this Sanhita,

  1. if the consent is given by a person under fear of injury, or under a misconception of fact, and if the person doing the act knows, or has reason to believe, that the consent was given in consequence of such fear or misconception; or
  2. if the consent is given by a person who, from mental illness, or intoxication, is unable to understand the nature and consequence of that to which he gives his consent; or
  3. unless the contrary appears from the context, if the consent is given by a person who is under twelve years of age.


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