BNS Section 40 – Consent known to be given under fear or misconception | Lexolive

⚖ BNS: Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

Act No. 45 of 2023 · Replaces IPC 1860 · In force: 1 July 2024
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BNS Section 40 – Consent known to be given under fear or misconception

Chapter 3: General Exceptions  ·  Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

BNS Section 40 IPC S.90
IPC Reference IPC S.90
A consent is not such a consent as is intended by any section of this Sanhita 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 if the consent is given by a person who from unsoundness of mind or intoxication is unable to understand the nature and consequence of that to which he gives his consent.
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