(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 — Sexual assault by penetration
As in force on 1 February 2008.
(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.
(1)Any man (A) who —
(a)penetrates, with A’s penis, the anus or mouth of another person (B); or
(b)causes another man (B) to penetrate, with B’s penis, the anus or mouth of A,
shall be guilty of an offence if B did not consent to the penetration.
(2)Any person (A) who —
(a)sexually penetrates, with a part of A’s body (other than A’s penis) or anything else, the vagina or anus, as the case may be, of another person (B);
(b)causes a man (B) to penetrate, with B’s penis, the vagina, anus or mouth, as the case may be, of another person (C); or
(c)causes another person (B), to sexually penetrate, with a part of B’s body (other than B’s penis) or anything else, the vagina or anus, as the case may be, of any person including A or B,
shall be guilty of an offence if B did not consent to the penetration.
(3)Subject to subsection (4), a person who is guilty of an offence under this section shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 20 years, and shall also be liable to fine or to caning.
(4)Whoever —
(a)in order to commit or to facilitate the commission of an offence under subsection (1) or (2) ––
(i)voluntarily causes hurt to any person; or
(ii)puts any person in fear of death or hurt to himself or any other person; or
(b)commits an offence under subsection (1) or (2) against a person (B) who is under 14 years of age,
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.