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THE SEXUAL OFFENCES ACT, 2009

(Act ","of 2009)

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART I-:·Preliminary

I.

Short title and commencement. Interpretation.

PART

2.

II-Rape, Grievous Sexual Assault and A1arital Rape

3.

4.

Rape. Grievous sexual assault. Marital rape. Penalty for rape and grievous sexual assault.

PART Ill-Incest

5.

6.

7.

Incest.

PART

IV-Sexual Offences Against Children and Indecent Assault

8.

Sexual touching or interference. Sexual grooming ofchild.

9.

10. Sexual intercourse with person under sixteen.

II. Householder, etc., inducing or encouraging violation of child under

sixteen.

12. Custody of children under sixteen. 13. Indecent assault.

14. Consent of young person to be no defence in indecent assault.

15. Abduction of child under sixteen.

PART V-Other OjJences

16. Violation ofperson suffering from mental disorder or physical disability.

17. Forcible abduction.

18. Procuration. 19. Procuring violation of person by threats or fraud or administering drugs.

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20. Abduction of child with intent to have sexual intercourse, etc. 21. Unlawful detention with intent to have sexual intercourse, etc. 22. Power of search. 23. Living on earnings of prostitution.

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VI-Capacity, Consent, Evidentiary Matters, Anonymity of Complainant

24. Abolition of common law presumption of incapacity. 25. Cases where consent immaterial. 26. Warning as to corroboration of evidence not necessary for conviction. 27. Restriction of evidence at trial for rape. 28. Anonymity of complainant, etc.

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PART VII-Sex Offender Register and Sex Offender Registry

29. Sex Offender Register and Registry. 30. Particulars of every conviction to be furnished to Registry. 31. Superintendent of correctional institution to furnish information. 32. First report by offender. 33. Subsequent obligation to report....