Section 134Part 5 — Offences Injurious to the Public in General
Defilement of girls under sixteen years of age, etc.
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134. (1) A person who unlawfully and carnally —
knows any girl under the age of twelve years commits an offence and is liable to imprisonment for twenty years; or
knows any girl between the ages of twelve and sixteen years commits an offence and is liable to imprisonment for twelve years.
A person who attempts to commit an offence under subsection (1) is liable to imprisonment for ten years.
It shall be a sufficient defence to a charge under subsection (1) relating to a girl between the ages of twelve and sixteen years if it shall be made to appear to the court or jury before whom the charge is brought that the person so charged had reasonable cause to believe and did in fact believe that the girl was of or above the age of sixteen years.
It shall be no defence to a charge under this section to prove that the girl consented to the act of unlawful and carnal knowledge. 134A. Gross indecency 134A.(1) A person who commits an act of gross indecency with or towards a child under the age of sixteen or who incites a child under that age to do such an act with that person or another person commits an offence and is liable to imprisonment for twelve years. Penal Code (2026 Revision) Section 135 c Revised as at 31st December, 2025 Page 61
A constable may arrest, without a warrant, anyone the constable reasonably suspects has committed an offence under this section.