BSA120
BSA Section 120: Presumption as to absence of consent in certain prosecution for rape
Ch VII · Of the Burden of Proof
Gazette p.42
Verbatim · BSA120. Presumption as to absence of consent in certain prosecution for rape.— 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.
Corresponds (indicatively) to Evidence Act 114A of the repealed Indian Evidence Act, 1872. Evidence Act → BSA table
Cite as: Section 120, Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (Act No. 47 of 2023)