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(1) Whoever, except in the cases provided for in sub-section (2), commits rape, shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than ten years, but which may extend to imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine. (2) Whoever,— (a) being a police officer, commits rape,— Rape. Punishment for rape. Sec. 1] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 23 ____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ Sec. 1] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 23 ꯆꯦꯞꯇꯔV ꯅꯨꯄꯤꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯑꯉꯥꯡꯒꯤꯃꯥꯌꯣꯛꯇꯂꯩꯕꯑꯣꯐꯦꯟ꯭ꯁꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯨꯌꯦꯜꯑꯣꯐꯦꯟꯁꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗ