INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860
BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023
376A. Intercourse by a man with his wife during separation
66. Punishment for causing death or resulting in persistent vegetative state of victim.
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INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860
376A. Intercourse by a man with his wife during separation.--
Whoever has sexual intercourse with his own wife, who is living
separately from him under a decree of separation or under any custom
or usage without her consent shall be punished with imprisonment of
either description for a term which may extend to two years and shall
also be liable to fine.
Repealed / historical reference India Code — IPC 1860
BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023
66. Punishment for causing death or resulting in persistent vegetative state of victim.—
Whoever, commits an offence punishable under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) of section 64 and in the
course of such commission inflicts an injury which causes the death of the woman or causes the woman
to be in a persistent vegetative state, shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall
not be less than twenty years, but which may extend to imprisonment for life, which shall mean
imprisonment for the remainder of that person’s natural life, or with death.
Current law India Code — BNS 2023