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      <p>An Act to establish a code of criminal law and to provide for matters incidental thereto and connected therewith.</p>
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      <num>141</num>
      <heading>Definition of rape</heading>
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        <p>Any person who has unlawful carnal knowledge of another person, or who causes the penetration of a sexual organ or instrument, of whatever nature, into the person of another for the purposes of sexual gratification, or who causes the penetration of another person&apos;s sexual organ into his or her person, without the consent of such other person, or with such person&apos;s consent if the consent is obtained by force or means of threats or intimidation of any kind, by fear of bodily harm, or by means of false pretences as to the nature of the act, or by personating another person, is guilty of the offence termed rape.</p>
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