Section 376AB IPC, inserted by the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018, deals with:
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A.
1. Section 376AB IPC was inserted by the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018, prescribing punishment for rape of a woman under TWELVE years of age.
2. The punishment is rigorous imprisonment for a term not less than TWENTY YEARS, but which may extend to imprisonment for the remainder of natural life, OR with DEATH.
3. The Section was introduced after the Kathua and other cases.
4. Section 376DA covers gang rape of a woman under 16, Section 376DB covers gang rape of a woman under 12.
5. Hence option B is correct.
_Source: Indian Penal Code 1860 / Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 / Indian Evidence Act 1872 (Bare Acts, indiacode.nic.in) — IPC, Section 376AB; Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018_
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