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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. Presumption as to absence of consent in certain prosecution for rape. Sec. 1] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 35 _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ Sec. 1] ꯗꯒꯦꯖꯦꯠꯑꯣꯐꯏꯟꯗꯤꯌꯥꯑꯦꯛꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯔꯤ 35 (c) ꯌꯥꯈ꯭ꯔꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯌꯥꯕꯄꯤꯔꯕꯁꯦꯜꯑꯣꯟꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯒꯤꯕꯤꯜꯑꯃꯑꯐꯕꯈꯟꯅꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯌꯥꯈꯤꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯌꯥꯕ ꯄꯤꯈꯤ꯫ (d) ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯄꯣꯠꯁꯤꯡꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯄꯣꯠꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯐꯤꯚꯝꯑꯁꯤꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯅꯂꯩꯔꯝꯗ꯭ꯔꯕꯃꯇꯝꯗꯒꯤꯌꯥꯝꯗ꯭ꯔꯕꯗꯃꯇꯝ ꯈꯔꯒꯤꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯂꯩꯍꯥꯏꯅꯎꯠꯄꯄꯣꯠꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯄꯣꯠꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯐꯤꯚꯝꯑꯃꯍꯧꯖꯤꯛꯐꯥꯎꯕꯂꯩꯔꯤ; (e) ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯂꯣꯏꯁꯪꯒꯤꯑꯣꯏꯕꯊꯕꯛꯁꯤꯡꯆꯥꯡꯅꯥꯏꯅꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯂꯤ; (f) ꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕꯀꯦꯁꯁꯤꯡꯗꯀꯝꯃꯟꯀꯣꯔꯁꯑꯣꯐꯕꯤꯖꯤꯅꯦꯁꯑꯁꯤꯃꯈꯥꯆꯠꯊꯈꯤ꯫ (g) ꯎꯠꯄꯌꯥꯕꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯄꯨꯊꯣꯛꯇ꯭ꯔꯤꯕꯄ ꯭ ꯔꯃꯥꯟꯁꯤꯡꯑꯗꯨ, ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯎꯠꯂꯕꯗꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯗꯨꯗ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯗꯕꯑꯣꯏꯒꯅꯤ; (h) ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯃꯅꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅꯑꯥꯏꯟꯒꯤꯃꯇꯨꯡꯏꯟꯅꯄꯥꯎꯈꯨꯝꯄꯤꯅꯕꯃꯊꯧꯇꯥꯗꯕꯋꯥꯐꯝꯑꯃꯒꯤꯄꯥꯎꯈꯨꯝꯄꯤꯕ ꯌꯥꯗ꯭ꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯄꯤꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤꯄꯥꯎꯈꯨꯝꯑꯗꯨꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯈꯨꯗꯣꯡꯆꯥꯗꯕꯑꯣꯏꯒꯅꯤ; (i) ꯇꯉꯥꯏꯐꯗꯕꯑꯃꯁꯦꯝꯂꯤꯕꯗꯣꯀꯨꯃꯦꯟꯑꯃꯅꯇꯉꯥꯏꯐꯗꯕꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯈꯨꯠꯇꯂꯩꯕꯃꯇꯝꯗ, ꯇꯉꯥꯏꯐꯗꯕꯑꯗꯨꯊꯥꯗꯣꯛꯈ꯭ꯔꯦ꯫ (꯲) ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪꯅꯃꯈꯥꯗꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯋꯥꯐꯝꯁꯤꯡꯑꯁꯤꯃꯈꯣꯏꯒꯤꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯂꯩꯔꯤꯕꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕꯀꯦꯁꯑꯗꯨꯗꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯃꯦꯛꯁꯤꯝꯁꯤꯡꯑꯁꯤꯆꯠꯅꯒꯗ꯭ꯔꯥꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯆꯠꯅꯗ꯭ꯔꯍꯥꯏꯕꯗꯨꯈꯟꯅꯕꯗꯁꯨꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯟꯒꯅꯤ: - (i) ꯏꯂꯨꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯟ(a) ꯒꯤ- ꯗꯨꯀꯥꯟꯗꯥꯔꯑꯃꯅꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤꯕꯤꯜꯗꯌꯥꯎꯕꯈꯨꯗꯝꯊꯝꯂꯕꯁꯦꯟꯑꯃꯏꯀꯨꯏ-ꯀꯨꯏꯗꯅꯍꯨꯔꯥꯜꯂꯕ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯃꯁꯥꯗꯂꯩꯍꯥꯏꯕꯑꯀꯛꯅꯅꯎꯠꯄꯉꯝꯗ꯭ꯔꯕꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤꯂꯂꯣꯟ-ꯏꯇꯤꯛꯀꯤꯂꯝꯗꯗꯤꯂꯦꯞꯇꯅꯁꯦꯜꯗꯤ ꯂꯥꯛꯂꯤ꯫ (ii) ꯏꯂꯨꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯟ(b)ꯒꯤꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗ- ꯈ꯭ꯋꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤꯋꯥꯡꯕꯃꯒꯨꯟꯂꯩꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯃꯑꯣꯏꯔꯤꯕA ꯑꯁꯤꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕ ꯃꯦꯁꯤꯟꯔꯤꯁꯤꯡꯁꯦꯝꯕꯗꯆꯦꯛꯁꯤꯟꯗꯕꯊꯕꯛꯑꯃꯅꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯃꯥꯁꯤꯍꯟꯈꯤꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯆꯠꯊꯔꯤ꯫ꯊꯧꯔꯥꯡꯑꯗꯨꯗ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯌꯥꯈꯤꯕB, ꯆꯞꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯑꯐꯕꯃꯒꯨꯟꯂꯩꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ, ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅꯁꯨ, ꯀꯔꯤꯇꯧꯈꯤꯕꯒꯦꯍꯥꯏꯕꯗꯨꯍꯛꯊꯦꯡꯅꯅꯁꯟꯗꯣꯛꯅ ꯇꯥꯛꯂꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡA ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯃꯁꯥꯃꯛꯀꯤꯑꯄꯨꯟꯕꯆꯦꯛꯁꯤꯟꯗꯕꯑꯗꯨꯌꯥꯔꯦꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯁꯟꯗꯣꯛꯅꯇꯥꯛꯏ; (iii) ꯏꯂꯨꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯟ(b) ꯒꯤꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗ-ꯃꯤꯌꯣꯏꯀꯌꯥꯅꯀ ꯭ ꯔꯥꯏꯝꯑꯃꯇꯧꯏ꯫ꯃꯔꯥꯜꯂꯩꯔꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗA, B ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡC ꯑꯍꯨꯝꯑꯁꯤꯃꯐꯝꯑꯗꯨꯗꯐꯥꯏꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯑꯃꯒꯑꯃꯒꯇꯣꯈꯥꯏꯅꯊꯝꯃꯤ꯫ꯃꯈꯣꯏꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯅDꯒꯃꯔꯤꯂꯩꯅꯕꯃꯔꯥꯜꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯄꯥꯎꯗꯝꯑꯃꯄꯤꯔꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯄꯥꯎꯗꯝꯁꯤꯡꯅꯑꯃꯒꯑꯃꯒꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯁꯧꯒꯠꯂꯤꯃꯗꯨꯗꯤꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯈꯤꯕꯏꯁꯩ-ꯅꯣꯡꯃꯥꯏꯒꯤꯊꯧꯔꯝꯑꯗꯨꯌꯥꯝꯅꯑꯣꯏꯊꯣꯛꯄꯌꯥꯗꯕꯑꯣꯏꯍꯟꯒꯅꯤ꯫ (iv) ꯏꯂꯨꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯟ(c)ꯒꯤꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗ- ꯕꯤꯜꯑꯣꯟꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗ꯭ꯔꯣꯋꯔꯑꯣꯏꯔꯤꯕA ꯑꯁꯤꯃꯊꯧꯇꯥꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫B, ꯂꯧꯁꯤꯟꯂꯤꯕꯃꯤꯁꯛ, ꯑꯁꯤAꯒꯤꯏꯊꯤꯜꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯂꯩꯕꯅꯍꯥꯑꯣꯏꯔꯤꯕꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯈꯪꯖꯗꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯃꯅꯤ; (v) ꯏꯂꯨꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯟ(d ꯒꯤꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗ- ꯃꯁꯤꯄ ꯭ ꯔꯃꯥꯟꯇꯧꯏꯃꯗꯨꯗꯤꯇꯨꯔꯦꯜꯑꯃꯅꯆꯍꯤꯃꯉꯥꯒꯤꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕꯏꯆꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯆꯦꯜꯂꯤ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨꯃꯇꯝꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤꯍꯧꯅꯏꯁꯤꯡꯏꯆꯥꯎꯁꯤꯡꯊꯣꯛꯈꯤꯍꯥꯏꯅꯈꯡꯅꯩꯃꯗꯨꯅꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤꯏꯆꯦꯜꯑꯗꯨꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯛꯄ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ (vi) ꯏꯂꯨꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯟ(e)ꯒꯤꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗ-ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯂꯣꯟꯒꯤꯑꯣꯏꯕꯊꯕꯛꯑꯃ, ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤꯆꯥꯡꯅꯥꯏꯅꯇꯧꯕꯒꯤꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯆꯤꯡꯅꯕꯂꯩ, ꯃꯁꯤꯇꯣꯞꯇꯣꯞꯄꯐꯤꯚꯝꯁꯤꯡꯗꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯈꯤ꯫ (vii) ꯏꯂꯨꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯟ(f) ꯒꯤꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗ-ꯋꯥꯐꯝꯗꯤꯆꯤꯊꯤꯑꯃꯐꯪꯈꯤꯕ꯭ꯔꯥꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤꯅꯤ꯫ꯃꯁꯤꯄꯣꯁ ꯭ ꯠꯇꯧꯈ꯭ꯔꯦꯍꯥꯏꯅꯎꯠꯂꯤ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨꯄꯣꯁ ꯭ ꯠꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯒꯤꯑꯣꯏꯕꯂꯝꯕꯤꯑꯗꯨꯑꯌꯦꯠ-ꯑꯄꯟꯅꯃꯔꯝꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯃꯔꯛꯊꯠꯈꯤ꯫ (viii) ꯏꯂꯨꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯟ(g) ꯒꯤꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗ-ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯃꯅꯃꯉꯣꯟꯗꯋꯥꯀꯠꯂꯤꯕ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤꯏꯃꯨꯡꯃꯅꯨꯡꯒꯤꯄꯨꯛꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯃꯤꯡꯆꯠꯄꯨꯁꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕꯌꯥꯕ, ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯗꯕꯌꯥꯅꯆꯦꯑꯃꯗꯌꯥꯎꯒꯗꯕꯆꯦ-ꯆꯥꯡꯑꯃꯄꯨꯊꯣꯛꯄꯌꯥꯗꯦ꯫ (ix) ꯏꯂꯨꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯟ(h) ꯒꯤꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗ-ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯃꯅꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅꯑꯥꯏꯟꯒꯤꯃꯇꯨꯡꯏꯟꯅꯄꯥꯎꯈꯨꯝꯄꯤꯅꯕꯃꯊꯧꯇꯥꯗꯕꯋꯥꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯒꯤꯄꯥꯎꯈꯨꯝꯄꯤꯕꯌꯥꯗꯦ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤꯄꯥꯎꯈꯨꯝꯑꯗꯨꯅꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅꯍꯥꯏꯔꯤꯕꯋꯥꯐꯝꯑꯗꯨꯒꯃꯔꯤꯂꯩꯅꯕꯋꯥꯐꯝꯑꯗꯨꯒꯃꯔꯤ ꯂꯩꯅꯅꯋꯥꯊꯣꯛꯊꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕꯌꯥꯏ꯫ (x) ꯏꯂꯁ ꯭ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯟ(i) ꯒꯤꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗ- ꯕꯣꯟꯑꯃꯃꯊꯧꯇꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯈꯨꯠꯇꯂꯧ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨꯀꯦꯁꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯐꯤꯚꯝ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯗꯤꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅꯃꯗꯨꯍꯨꯈꯤꯕꯑꯣꯏꯔꯝꯕꯌꯥꯏ꯫