SECTION 90 IPC - Indian Penal Code - Consent known to be given under fear or misconception
Last Updated: 01 Mar, 2023
By Advocate Chikirsha Mohanty

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Description of IPC Section 90
According to section 90 of Indian penal code, A consent is not such a consent as is intended by any section of this Code, 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
Consent of insane personif 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
Consent of child 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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