A man who commits incest shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 5 years and if the woman is found to be under the age of 14 the offender shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 14 years.
Section history
Section 376B — Commercial sex with minor under 18
As in force on 1 February 2008.
(1)Any person who obtains for consideration the sexual services of a person, who is under 18 years of age, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 7 years, or with fine, or with both.
(2)Any person who communicates with another person for the purpose of obtaining for consideration, the sexual services of a person who is under 18 years of age, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 2 years, or with fine, or with both.
(3)No person shall be guilty of an offence under this section for any sexual services obtained from that person’s spouse.
(4)In this section, “sexual services” means any sexual services involving —
(a)sexual penetration of the vagina or anus, as the case may be, of a person by a part of another person’s body (other than the penis) or by anything else; or
(b)penetration of the vagina, anus or mouth, as the case may be, of a person by a man’s penis.