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Penal Code Amendment Law (Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Law No 10 of 2019).

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Myanmar
Criminal and penal law
2019-03-26
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Law, Act

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ရာဇသတ်ကြီးကို ပြင်ဆင်သည့်ဥပဒေ
Amends the Penal Code, sections 15 (definition of imprisonment for life) and section 376 (penalty for rape). Rape of a woman over the age of 12 years old is punishable by a prison term of up to 20 years. For conjugal rape, the term of imprisonment is for a maximum of up to two years. For rape of a girl child under the age of 12 years old, the maximum term is life imprisonment.

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