In the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, which of the following provisions has been introduced for the first time concerning crimes against women?
Provision for capital punishment in cases of gang rape of a woman under 18 years.
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 replaced the Indian Penal Code and came into force on 1 July 2024. Chapter V of the BNS groups offences against women and children together.
Under Section 70(2) of the BNS, gang rape of a woman under 18 years of age is punishable with imprisonment for life (for the remainder of natural life) or with death. Under the IPC, the death penalty for gang rape applied only when the victim was under 12 years, so this is a new provision.
Community service was introduced in the BNS only for certain petty offences, not as a punishment for domestic violence; marital rape continues to fall under an exception (for a wife not under 18); and the age of consent remains 18 years, not 16.
Hence, the answer is Provision for capital punishment in cases of gang rape of a woman under 18 years.
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