Rape & Sexual Assault Cases

Sexual offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 are defined in Section 63 (rape) and punished under Section 64, with aggravated forms and gang rape under Sections 65 to 70. Allied offences include assault to outrage modesty (Section 74), sexual harassment (Section 75), disrobing (Section 76), voyeurism (Section 77) and stalking (Section 78). The disclosure of a victim’s identity is itself an offence under Section 72 BNS. These cases require swift, sensitive action — timely medical examination, preservation of forensic evidence, and recording of the victim’s statement before a Magistrate under Section 183 BNSS. The trial is held in camera under Section 366 BNSS, and the victim is examined with care and dignity. Equally, due process protects the wrongly accused, and false or consensual-relationship cases must be defended with rigour and sensitivity. We represent survivors through every stage — FIR, medical examination, statement, trial and appeal, with compensation — and defend the accused with respect for the presumption of innocence and a careful test of the prosecution evidence.