The word “man” denotes a male human being of any age; “woman” denotes a female human being of any age.
Section history
Section 10 — “Man” and “woman”
Consolidated view is experimental and may be broken for certain provisions.
Amendments
Section 10 — Original text to 30 November 2008superseded
Section 10 — From 30 November 2008 (current)rewritten by the Revised Edition
The word “man” denotes a male human being of any age; “woman” denotes a female human being of any age.
[Indian PC 1860, s. 10]