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    Question

    Under Section 65(1), what is the minimum punishment for

    committing rape on a woman under sixteen years of age?
    A Ten years of rigorous imprisonment Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Life imprisonment Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Rigorous imprisonment for not less than twenty years Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Death penalty Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Seven years of simple imprisonment Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    As per Section 65(1), "Whoever, commits rape on a woman under sixteen years of age shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than twenty years, but which may extend to imprisonment for life, which shall mean imprisonment for the remainder of that person’s natural life." There is no death penalty under sub-section (1). 

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