(a)penetrates, with A’s penis, the vagina, anus or mouth of a human corpse;
Section history
Section 377 — Sexual penetration, etc., of a corpse
As in force on 30 May 2025.
Timeline 4 versions
- 30 March 1987 Enacted
- 1 February 2008 Act 51 of 2007
- 1 March 2022 Act 23 of 2021
- 30 May 2025 You are here
- 17 August 2026 Latest
(1)A person (A) who —
(b)sexually penetrates, with a part of A’s body (other than A’s penis, if A is a man) or anything else, the vagina or anus of a human corpse;
(c)causes A’s vagina, anus or mouth to be penetrated by the penis of a human corpse;
(d)causes A’s vagina or anus to be sexually penetrated by a part of a human corpse (other than the penis, if the human corpse is that of a deceased man);
(e)causes a person (B) to penetrate, with B’s penis (if B is a man), the vagina, anus or mouth of a human corpse, without B’s consent;
(f)causes B to sexually penetrate, with a part of B’s body (other than B’s penis, if B is a man) or anything else, the vagina or anus of a human corpse, without B’s consent;
(g)causes B’s vagina, anus or mouth to be penetrated by the penis of a human corpse, without B’s consent; or
(h)causes B’s vagina or anus to be sexually penetrated by a part of a human corpse (other than the penis, if the human corpse is that of a deceased man), without B’s consent,
shall be guilty of an offence.
(2)A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1)(a), (b), (c) or (d) shall be punished with imprisonment for a term that may extend to 5 years, or with fine, or with both.
(3)A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1)(e), (f), (g) or (h) shall be punished with imprisonment for a term that may extend to 20 years, and shall also be liable to fine or to caning.