IPC Section 375- Exception, Punishment & Top Cases

Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code defines rape as "Sexual intercourse with a woman, without her consent, against her will, by coercion, misrepresentation or fraud or at a time when she has been duped or intoxicated or is of unsound mental health and in any case if she is under 18 years of age."  

It is rape 1. if it is Against her will 2. Without her consent 3.  if she is interested in fear of death or of hurt, 4. when the man is not her husband but the girl has given her consent because she believes that she is lawfully married to him 5. When she doesn’t understand the consequences of the act for which she gives consent when she was intoxicated or in the state of unsound mind or any circumstances.

Punishment for rape under Section 375 of IPC: Whoever commits this crime will be punished with imprisonment for a term that shall not be less than 7 years. If in case a person is a medical officer, public officer, police offer, or a public servant might get imprisoned for at least 10 years if commits this crime. The punishment can also extend to imprisonment for his life, and shall also be liable to pay a fine. 

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