Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
VII · Section 120

Presumption as to absence of consent in certain prosecution for rape

Synced on 04 Jul 2026Text as per India Code

In a prosecution for rape under sub-section (2) of section 64 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, where sexual intercourse by the accused is proved and the question is whether it was without the consent of the woman alleged to have been raped and such woman states in her evidence before the Court that she did not consent, the Court shall presume that she did not consent.

Explanation.—In this section, “sexual intercourse” shall mean any of the acts mentioned in section 63 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

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