Penal Code · s 377

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377.
(1) Whoever voluntarily has sexual intercourse against the order of nature with any man. woman or animal shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 30 years and whipping.
Explanation - Penetration is sufficient to constitute the sexual intercourse necessary to the offence described in this section.
(2) Whoever commits an offence under subsection (1) against a person under the age of 14 years, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term of not less than 15 years and not more than 30 years and whipping with not less than 12 strokes, and in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, imprisonment for a term of not less than 20 years and not more than 50 years and whipping with not less than 20 strokes.
(3) In any case in which section 258 of the Criminal Procedure
Code (Chapter 7) applies, the Court shall sentence the offender, instead of whipping, to imprisonment for a term which may extend to 12 months, in addition to the punishment to which he has been sentenced under this section.

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s 377

(1)

Whoever voluntarily has sexual intercourse against the order of nature with any man. woman or animal shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 30 years and whipping.

Explanation - Penetration is sufficient to constitute the sexual intercourse necessary to the offence described in this section.

(2)

Whoever commits an offence under subsection (1) against a person under the age of 14 years, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term of not less than 15 years and not more than 30 years and whipping with not less than 12 strokes, and in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, imprisonment for a term of not less than 20 years and not more than 50 years and whipping with not less than 20 strokes.

(3)

In any case in which section 258 of the Criminal Procedure

Code (Chapter 7) applies, the Court shall sentence the offender, instead of whipping, to imprisonment for a term which may extend to 12 months, in addition to the punishment to which he has been sentenced under this section.