Transgender woman not covered under BNS Section 69 definition of ‘woman’, says Allahabad high court

The Allahabad high court has held that a transgender woman, after having undergone a sex-reassignment surgery, does not fall within the statutory definition of “woman” under Section 69 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which criminalises sexual intercourse with a woman through deceitful means or a false promise of marriage where the act does not amount to rape