IPC Section 376DB — Punishment for gang rape on woman under twelve years of age
sexual offences
Criminal
Punishment
Death or life imprisonment or fine
As the section puts it: “shall be punished with imprisonment for life, which shall mean imprisonment for the remainder of that persons natural life, and with fine, or with death”
Summary
If a woman under twelve years old is raped by one or more people acting together or with a shared plan, each person involved is considered to have committed the rape. Each such person must be sentenced to life imprisonment for the rest of their natural life, along with a fine, or they may be sentenced to death.
Official Text
Where a woman under twelve years of age is raped by one or more persons constituting a group or acting in furtherance of a common intention, each of those persons shall be deemed to have committed the offence of rape and shall be punished with imprisonment for life, which shall mean imprisonment for the remainder of that person’s natural life, and with fine, or with death:1
Referred to by
- CrPC §26 — Courts by which offences are triable
- CrPC §154 — Information in cognizable cases
- CrPC §161 — Examination of witnesses by police
- CrPC §173 — Report of police officer on completion of investigation
- CrPC §327 — Court to be open
- CrPC §357B — Compensation to be in addition to fine under section 326A or section 376D of Indian Penal Code
- CrPC §438 — Direction for grant of bail to person apprehending arrest
- CrPC §439 — Special powers of High Court or Court of Session regarding bail
- IPC §166A — Public Servant disobeying direction under Law
- IPC §376E — Punishment for repeat offenders
