shall be punished by imprisonment for a term between one and ten years.
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N I N E T E E N
CRIMINAL OFFENCES AGAINST SEXUAL FREEDOM AND MORALITY
Article 203
Rape
(1) Whoever coerces another by force or by threat of immediate attack upon his life or limb, or the life or
limb of someone close to that person, to sexual intercourse or an equivalent sexual act,
shall be punished by imprisonment for a term between one and ten years.
(2) Whoever perpetrates the criminal offence referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article in a particularly cruel
or humiliating manner or if on the same occasion a number of perpetrators perform a number of acts of
sexual intercourse or equivalent sexual acts against the same victim,
shall be punished by imprisonment for a term between three and fifteen years.
(3) If, by the criminal offence referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, the death of the raped person is
caused, or serious bodily injury is inflicted on the raped person or his health is severely impaired, or the
raped female is left pregnant,
the perpetrator shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than three years.
(4) The punishment referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article shall be imposed on whoever perpetrates the
criminal offence referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article out of hatred on the grounds of national or ethnic
origin, race, religion, sex or language.
(5) Whoever perpetrates the criminal offence referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article against a juvenile,
shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than three years.
(6) Whoever perpetrates the criminal offence referred to in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of this Article against a
juvenile,
shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than five years.
(7) If, by the criminal offence referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article, the consequences referred to in
paragraph 3 of this Article are caused, the perpetrator
shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than five years.
Article 204
Sexual Intercourse with a Helpless Person
(1) Whoever performs sexual intercourse or equivalent sexual act with another person taking advantage of
that person's mental illness, temporary mental disorder, infirmity or any other state of that person which
makes him incapable of resisting,
shall be punished by imprisonment for a term between one and eight years.
(2) Whoever perpetrates the criminal offence referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article against a person whose
incapability to resist he has caused alone or participated in causing it,
shall be punished in pursuance of paragraph 1 of Article 203 (Rape) of this Code.
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