Punishment for rape under Section 376(1) IPC is:
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D.
1. Section 376(1) IPC, as amended by the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018, provides that rape is punishable with RIGOROUS IMPRISONMENT FOR A TERM NOT LESS THAN TEN YEARS (raised from 7 years in 2018), but which may extend to imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine.
2. The 2018 amendment raised the minimum for ordinary rape (S. 376(1)) from 7 to 10 years.
3. Aggravated rape under Section 376(2) (rape by police officer, public servant, gang rape under 376D, etc.) carries higher minimums.
4. Rape of a child below 12 years (Section 376AB) and other aggravated forms carry the death penalty.
5. Hence option A captures the structure (with the 2018 raise — the original draft's '7 years' is now 10).
_Source: Indian Penal Code 1860 / Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 / Indian Evidence Act 1872 (Bare Acts, indiacode.nic.in) — IPC, Section 376(1) (as amended in 2013 and 2018)_
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