167 CAP. 224 Penal Code 2008 Ed. Sexual offences Rape 375.—(1) Any man who penetrates the vagina of a woman with his penis — (a) without her consent; or (b) with or without her consent, when she is under 14 years of age, shall be guilty of an offence. [51/2007] (2) Subject to subsection (3), a man 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. [51/2007] (3) Whoever — (a) in order to commit or to facilitate the commission of an offence under subsection (1) — (i) voluntarily causes hurt to the woman or to any other person; or (ii) puts her in fear of death or hurt to herself or any other person; or (b) commits an offence under subsection (1) 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. [51/2007] (4) No man shall be guilty of an offence under subsection (1) against his wife, who is not under 13 years of age, except where at the time of the offence — (a) his wife was living apart from him — (i) under an interim judgment of divorce not made final or a decree nisi for divorce not made absolute; Informal Consolidation – version in force from 1/4/2015

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