(1)Subject to subsection (2), whoever commits rape shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 20 years, and shall also be liable to fine or to caning.
Section history
Section 376 — Punishment for rape
As in force on 30 March 1987.
(2)Whoever, in order to commit or to facilitate the commission of an offence of rape against any woman —
(a)voluntarily causes hurt to her or to any other person; or
(b)puts her in fear of death or hurt to herself or any other person,
and whoever commits rape by having sexual intercourse with a woman under 14 years of age without her consent, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term of not less than 8 years and not more than 20 years and shall also be punished with caning with not less than 12 strokes.