Consent known to be given under fear or misconception

A consent is not such a consent as is intended by any section of this Sanhita,

• (a) 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

• (b) if the consent is given by a person who, from mental illness, or intoxication, is unable to understand the nature and consequence of that to which he gives his consent; or

• (c) unless the contrary appears from the context, if the consent is given by a person who is under twelve years of age.