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(꯱) ꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ(꯲) ꯗꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕꯀꯦꯁꯁꯤꯡꯅꯠꯇꯕ,ꯀꯥꯅꯒꯨꯃꯕꯅꯔꯦꯄꯇꯧꯕꯗ, ꯆꯍꯤꯇꯥꯔꯥꯗꯒꯤꯌꯥꯝꯗꯕꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨꯄꯨꯟꯁꯤ ꯆꯨꯞꯄꯐꯥꯎꯕꯍꯦꯟꯒꯠꯍꯟꯕꯌꯥꯕꯃꯇꯝꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯃꯔꯥꯜꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯇꯒꯤꯐꯥꯖꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯄꯤꯒꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯐꯥꯏꯟꯁꯨ ꯄꯤꯒꯅꯤ꯫ (꯲) ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ- (a) ꯄꯨꯂꯤꯁꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔꯑꯃꯑꯣꯏꯕꯅ, ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯠ-ꯃꯤꯅꯩꯏꯖꯠꯃꯥꯡꯍꯟꯕꯇꯧꯋꯤ, - ꯏꯖꯠꯃꯥꯡꯍꯟꯕ ꯏꯖꯠꯃꯥꯡꯍꯟꯕꯒꯤ ꯆꯩꯔꯥꯛ꯫ (i) within the limits of the police station to which such police officer is appointed; or (ii) in the premises of any station house; or (iii) on a woman in such police officer’s custody or in the custody of a police officer subordinate to such police officer; or (b) being a public servant, commits rape on a woman in such public servant’s custody or in the custody of a public servant subordinate to such public servant; or (c) being a member of the armed forces deployed in an area by the Central Government or a State Government commits rape in such area; or (d) being on the management or on the staff of a jail, remand home or other place of custody established by or under any law for the time being in force or of a women’s or children’s institution, commits rape on any inmate of such jail, remand home, place or institution; or (e) being on the management or on the staff of a hospital, commits rape on a woman in that hospital; or (f) being a relative, guardian or teacher of, or a person in a position of trust or authority towards the woman, commits rape on such woman; or (g) commits rape during communal or sectarian violence; or (h) commits rape on a woman knowing her to be pregnant; or (i) commits rape, on a woman incapable of giving consent; or (j) being in a position of control or dominance over a woman, commits rape on such woman; or (k) commits rape on a woman suffering from mental or physical disability; or (l) while committing rape causes grievous bodily harm or maims or disfigures or endangers the life of a woman; or (m) commits rape repeatedly on the same woman, shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than ten years, but which may extend to imprisonment for life, which shall mean imprisonment for the remainder of that person’s natural life, and shall also be liable to fine. Explanation.—For the purposes of this sub-section,— (a) “armed forces” means the naval, army and air forces and includes any member of the Armed Forces constituted under any law for the time being in force, including the paramilitary forces and any auxiliary forces that are under the control of the Central Government or the State Government; (b) “hospital” means the precincts of the hospital and includes the precincts of any institution for the reception and treatment of persons during convalescence or of persons requiring medical attention or rehabilitation; (c) “police officer” shall have the same meaning as assigned to the expression “police” under the PoliceAct, 1861; (d) “women’s or children’s institution” means an institution, whether called an orphanage or a home for neglected women or children or a widow’s home or an institution called by any other name, which is established and maintained for the reception and care of women or children. 5 of 1861. 24 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [Part II— ____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 24 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [Part II- (i) ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯄꯨꯂꯤꯁꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔꯑꯁꯤꯍꯥꯞꯂꯤꯕꯄꯨꯂꯤꯁꯁ ꯭ ꯇꯦꯁꯟꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯉꯝꯈꯩꯒꯤꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗ; ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ (ii) ꯁ ꯭ ꯇꯦꯁꯟꯍꯥꯎꯁꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤꯑꯀꯣꯏꯕꯗꯂꯩꯕ; ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ (iii) ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯄꯨꯂꯤꯁꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔꯒꯤꯀꯁꯇꯣꯗꯤꯗꯂꯩꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯄꯨꯂꯤꯁꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯂꯩꯕꯄꯨꯂꯤꯁ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔꯑꯃꯒꯤꯀꯁꯇꯣꯗꯤꯗꯂꯩꯕꯅꯨꯄꯤꯑꯃꯗ; ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ (b) ꯄꯕ꯭ꯂꯤꯛꯁꯔꯕꯦꯟꯠꯑꯃꯑꯣꯏꯕꯅ, ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯄꯕ꯭ꯂꯤꯛꯁꯔꯕꯦꯟꯠꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯀꯁꯇꯗꯤꯗꯂꯩꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯄꯕ꯭ꯂꯤꯛꯁꯔꯕꯦꯟꯠꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯂꯩꯕꯄꯕ꯭ꯂꯤꯛꯁꯔꯕꯦꯟꯠꯑꯃꯒꯤꯀꯁꯇꯗꯤꯗꯂꯩꯕꯅꯨꯄꯤꯑꯃꯗꯔꯦꯄꯇꯧꯋꯤ; ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ (c) ꯀꯦꯟꯗ꯭ꯔꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯔꯥꯖ꯭ꯌꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅꯃꯐꯝꯑꯃꯗꯊꯥꯔꯤꯕꯑꯥꯔꯝꯐꯣꯔꯁꯀꯤꯃꯤꯍꯨꯠꯑꯃꯅꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯔꯦꯄꯇꯧꯋꯤ; ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ (d) ꯃꯇꯝꯑꯗꯨꯗꯆꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯑꯥꯏꯟꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯅꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯂꯤꯡꯈꯠꯈꯤꯕꯖꯦꯜ, ꯔꯤꯃꯟꯗꯍꯣꯝꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯀꯁꯇꯗꯤꯒꯤꯃꯐꯝꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯅꯨꯄꯤꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯉꯥꯡꯒꯤꯏꯟꯁ ꯭ ꯇꯤꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯁꯟꯑꯃꯒꯤꯊꯧꯁꯤꯜꯗꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯁ ꯭ ꯇꯥꯐ ꯑꯃꯗꯂꯩꯕꯅ, ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯖꯦꯜ, ꯔꯤꯃꯟꯗꯍꯣꯝ, ꯃꯐꯝꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯏꯟꯁꯇꯤꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯁꯟꯒꯤꯃꯤꯐꯝꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗꯔꯦꯄꯇꯧꯋꯤ; ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ (e) ꯍꯣꯁ ꯭ ꯄꯤꯇꯥꯜꯑꯃꯒꯤꯊꯧꯁꯤꯜꯗꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯁ ꯭ ꯇꯥꯐꯑꯃꯗꯂꯩꯕꯅꯍꯣꯁ ꯭ ꯄꯤꯇꯥꯜꯑꯗꯨꯗꯅꯨꯄꯤꯑꯃꯗꯃꯤꯑꯣꯠ-ꯃꯤꯅꯩꯇꯧꯋꯤ; ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ (f) ꯅꯨꯄꯤꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯃꯔꯤꯂꯩꯅꯕ, ꯉꯥꯛ-ꯁꯦꯟꯅꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯍꯩꯔꯣꯏꯑꯃꯑꯣꯏꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯅꯨꯄꯤꯑꯗꯨꯗꯊꯥꯖꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯍꯛ ꯂꯩꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯃꯑꯣꯏꯕꯅ, ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯅꯨꯄꯤꯑꯗꯨꯗꯃꯤꯑꯣꯠ-ꯃꯤꯅꯩꯏꯖꯠꯃꯥꯡꯍꯟꯀꯤ; ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ (g) ꯈꯨꯟꯅꯥꯏꯒꯤꯑꯣꯏꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯞꯀꯤꯑꯣꯏꯕꯃꯤꯍꯥꯠ-ꯃꯤꯅꯩꯒꯤꯃꯇꯝꯗꯃꯤꯑꯣꯠ-ꯃꯤꯅꯩꯇꯧꯋꯤ; ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ (h) ꯅꯨꯄꯤꯑꯃꯅꯃꯤꯔꯣꯟꯂꯅꯤꯇꯧꯕꯁꯤꯈꯪꯂꯕꯗꯃꯍꯥꯛꯄꯨꯔꯦꯄꯇꯧꯋꯤ; ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ (i) ꯑꯌꯥꯕꯄꯤꯕꯉꯝꯗꯕꯅꯨꯄꯤꯑꯃꯗꯃꯤꯑꯣꯠ-ꯃꯤꯅꯩꯏꯖꯠꯄꯥꯡꯍꯟꯈꯤ; ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ (j) ꯅꯨꯄꯤꯑꯃꯒꯤꯃꯊꯛꯇꯂꯥꯛꯁꯤꯟꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯅꯝꯊꯗꯨꯅꯄꯥꯏꯕꯒꯤꯐꯤꯚꯝꯑꯃꯗꯂꯩꯕꯅ, ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯅꯨꯄꯤꯑꯗꯨꯗꯔꯦꯄ ꯇꯧꯋꯤ; ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ (k) ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯒꯤꯑꯣꯏꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯍꯛꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤꯑꯣꯏꯕꯑꯅꯕꯂꯩꯕꯅꯨꯄꯤꯑꯃꯗꯃꯤꯑꯣꯠ-ꯃꯤꯅꯩꯍꯖꯠꯃꯥꯡꯍꯟꯀꯤ; ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ (l) ꯔꯦꯄꯇꯧꯕꯃꯇꯝꯗꯍꯛꯆꯥꯡꯗꯌꯥꯝꯅꯁꯥꯊꯤꯅꯁꯣꯛꯍꯜꯂꯤꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯍꯛꯆꯥꯡꯁꯣꯛꯍꯜꯂꯤꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯅꯨꯄꯤꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯄꯨꯟꯁꯤꯗꯑꯀꯥꯏꯕꯄꯤ꯫ (m) ꯅꯨꯄꯤꯑꯃꯈꯛꯇꯗꯑꯃꯨꯛꯍꯟꯅꯔꯦꯄꯇꯧꯕ, ꯆꯍꯤꯇꯔꯥꯗꯒꯤꯇꯗꯕꯀꯦꯁꯨꯃꯁꯡꯗꯂꯩꯕꯒꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯀꯟꯕꯆꯩꯔꯥꯛꯐꯡꯒꯅꯤ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨꯄꯨꯟꯁꯤꯆꯨꯞꯄꯐꯥꯖꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯊꯝꯕꯌꯥꯕꯃꯇꯝ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯁꯥꯡꯗꯣꯔꯛꯄꯌꯥꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯒꯤꯑꯣꯏꯕꯄꯨꯟꯁꯤꯂꯣꯏꯁꯤꯜꯂꯛꯄꯐꯥꯎꯕꯐꯥꯖꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯊꯝꯕꯍꯥꯏꯕꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯐꯥꯏꯟꯁꯨꯄꯤꯕꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯁꯟꯗꯣꯛꯅꯇꯥꯛꯄ꯫-ꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ- (a) "ꯑꯥꯔꯝꯐꯣꯔ ꯭ ꯁ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤꯅꯦꯚꯦꯜ, ꯑꯥꯔꯃꯤꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯑꯦꯌꯔꯐꯣꯔ ꯭ ꯁꯍꯥꯏꯕꯅꯤꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯃꯇꯝꯑꯗꯨꯗꯆꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯑꯥꯏꯟ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯁꯦꯝꯈꯤꯕꯑꯥꯔꯝꯐꯣꯔ ꯭ ꯁꯀꯤꯃꯤꯍꯨꯠꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯌꯥꯎꯋꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯄꯦꯔꯥꯃꯤꯂꯤꯇ꯭ꯔꯤꯒꯤꯂꯥꯟꯃꯤꯁꯤꯡꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯦꯟꯗ꯭ꯔꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯔꯥꯖ꯭ꯌꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯂꯩꯕꯃꯇꯦꯡꯄꯥꯡꯂꯤꯕꯂꯥꯟꯃꯤꯁꯤꯡꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯌꯥꯎꯋꯤ꯫ (b) "ꯍꯣꯁ ꯭ ꯄꯤꯇꯥꯜ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤꯍꯣꯁ ꯭ ꯄꯤꯇꯥꯜꯒꯤꯑꯀꯣꯏꯕꯗꯂꯩꯕꯃꯐꯝꯁꯤꯡꯍꯥꯏꯕꯅꯤꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯃꯁꯤꯗꯑꯅꯥꯕꯐꯔꯛꯄꯃꯇꯝꯗ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯕꯨꯐꯍꯟꯕꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯂꯥꯌꯦꯡꯅꯕꯏꯟꯁꯇꯤꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯁꯟꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤꯃꯐꯝꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯍꯤꯗꯥꯛ-ꯂꯥꯡꯊꯛꯀꯤꯑꯣꯏꯕ ꯆꯦꯛꯁꯤꯟꯊꯧꯔꯥꯡꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯕꯃꯊꯧꯇꯥꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯌꯥꯎꯋꯤ꯫ (c) "ꯄꯨꯂꯤꯁꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯋꯥꯍꯩꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯑꯔꯊꯑꯁꯤꯄꯨꯂꯤꯁꯑꯦꯛꯠ, ꯱꯸꯶꯱ꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗ"ꯄꯨꯂꯤꯁ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯋꯥꯍꯩꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯔꯊꯑꯗꯨꯒꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯑꯣꯏꯒꯅꯤ꯫ (d) "ꯅꯨꯄꯤꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯉꯥꯡꯒꯤꯏꯟꯁ ꯭ ꯇꯤꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯁꯟ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤꯅꯨꯄꯤꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯉꯥꯡꯁꯤꯡꯕꯨꯌꯣꯛꯈꯠꯅꯕꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯟꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯂꯤꯡꯈꯠꯈꯤꯕꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯁꯦꯟꯅꯔꯤꯕꯏꯟꯁꯇꯤꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯁꯟꯑꯃꯍꯥꯏꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯑꯣꯔꯐꯦꯟꯖꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯂꯥꯏꯔꯕ ꯅꯨꯄꯤ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ ꯑꯉꯥꯡꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯌꯨꯝ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ ꯂꯥꯏꯔꯕꯒꯤ ꯌꯨꯝ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯃꯃꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯅ ꯀꯧꯕ ꯏꯟꯁ ꯭ ꯇꯤꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯁꯟꯑꯃꯍꯥꯏꯕꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯱꯸꯶꯱ꯒꯤ꯵꯫