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    Question

    Section 114A of Indian Evidence Act is related to

    A Presumption as to abetment of suicide by a married woman Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Presumption as to dowry death Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Presumption as to absence of consent in certain prosecution for rape Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Any of the above Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Section 114A of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 deals with the presumption as to the absence of consent in certain prosecutions for rape. It was inserted into the Act by the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013, following the recommendations of the Justice Verma Committee. According to Section 114A, if the question is whether sexual intercourse was without the consent of the woman alleged to have been raped and she states in her evidence before the court that she did not consent, the court shall presume that she did not consent.

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