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    Question

    A police officer commits rape on a woman in his custody.

    Under Section 64(2)(a), what does "imprisonment for life" mean in this context?
    A Maximum 14 years imprisonment Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Maximum 20 years imprisonment Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Imprisonment for the remainder of that person's natural life Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Imprisonment until the person reaches 60 years of age Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Standard life imprisonment (14 years with remission) Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

     Section 64(2) specifies that for aggravated rape cases, punishment "shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than ten years, but which may extend to imprisonment for life, which shall mean imprisonment for the remainder of that person's natural life." This defines life imprisonment as actual life-long imprisonment without possibility of remission. 

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