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Section 28. Consent known to be given under fear or misconception

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A consent is not such a consent as
is intended by any section of this Sanhita,—
(a)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
(b)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; or
(c)unless the contrary appears from the context, if the consent is given by a person who is under twelve years of age.

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