19. The following new section is hereby Inserted immediately after section -365A and shall have effect as section 365B of the principal enactment.
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| | (1) Grave sexual abuse is committed any person who, for sexual gratification, does any act, by the use of his genitals or any other part of the human body or any Instrument on any orifice or part of the body of any other person, being an act which does not amount to rape under section 363, in circumstances falling under any of the following descriptions, that is to say-
| | | (a) without the consent of the other person ; |
| (b) with the consent of the other person where the consent has been obtained by use of force, threat, or intimidation or putting such other person in feat of death or of hurt or while such l other person was in unlawful detention; |
| (c) with the consent of the other person where such consent has been obtained at a time the other person was of unsound mind or was in a state of intoxication induced by alcohol Of drugs. |
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| | (2) Whoever-
| | | (a) commits grave sexual abuse shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term not less than seven years and not exceeding twenty years and with fine and shall also be ordered to pay compensation of an amount determined by court to the person In respect of whom the offence was committed for the injuries caused to such person ; |
| (b) commits grave sexual abuse on. any person under eighteen years of age shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term not less than ten years and not exceeding twenty years and with fine and shall also be ordered to pay compensation of an amount determined by court to the person. in respect of whom the offence was committed for the injuries caused to such person.". |
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