Under Section 63 of the BNS, 2023, the offence of rape is defined. Which of the following acts does NOT fall within the definition of rape under this section? 

Section 63 of the BNS, 2023 defines rape broadly to include penetration, manipulation causing penetration, application of mouth, and various forms of sexual assault done without consent or with vitiated consent. It also includes sexual intercourse obtained through deception, such as inducing a woman to believe she is lawfully married to the man when she is not. However, consensual sexual intercourse between a husband and wife where the wife is above 18 years of age is specifically excluded from the definition of rape under the exception to this section. This exception, known as the marital rape exception, continues from the IPC into the BNS. The consent of the woman, as defined in the section, includes various circumstances that vitiate consent-such as intoxication, unsoundness of mind, inability to communicate consent, and fear or misconception of fact.