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Does No Resistance Mean Consent? | Rape & Consent Under B.N.S. Section 63
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Section 377: Historical Case Explanation
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Constitutional Law II deals with civil liberties. It is studied in eight units, from the question of who is a citizen of India to how the Constitution enforces the rights it gives. These rights are at work in ordinary life: when a person speaks his mind online, prays in his own way, or is stopped b…
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Gender and Law Complete notes
Gender and Law: Complete Notes
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Homosexuality under the Indian Penal Code
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Marriage under Muslim Law
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- 1 Prince, a 22-year-old man, is forced into a penetrative sexual act by another man after the B.N.S. came into force. According to the lecture, how can this act usually be prosecuted?
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