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Delhi High Court Ruling: Women Can Be Charged with Gang Rape

The Delhi High Court has ruled that women can be charged with gang rape under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, as everyone who acts with a common intention to commit rape, regardless of gender, can be held liable. The court clarified that the word "persons" in the law should be construed in a gender-neutral form, allowing women to be charged with the offence.

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Delhi High Court Ruling: Women Can Be Charged with Gang Rape
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  • The Big Picture: Core Development: Delhi High Court Ruling: Women Can Be Charged with Gang Rape.
  • Key Developments: The Delhi High Court has ruled that women can be charged with gang rape under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, as everyone who acts with a common intention to commit rape, regardless of gender, can be held liable.
  • What's at Stake: The court clarified that the word "persons" in the law should be construed in a gender-neutral form, allowing women to be charged with the offence.

The Delhi High Court has ruled that women can be charged with gang rape under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, as everyone who acts with a common intention to commit rape, regardless of gender, can be held liable.

The court clarified that the word "persons" in the law should be construed in a gender-neutral form, allowing women to be charged with the offence.

“The court clarified that the word "persons" in the law should be construed in a gender-neutral form, allowing women to be charged with the offence.”
— Primary Wire Dispatch (indianexpress.com)
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Published Friday, October 16, 2026

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