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.