THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAY 13, 1938.
21.-(1) Every person who commits the crime of rape Rape. shall be guilty of felony and shall be liable to imprisonment 24 & 25 for life.
Vict.
c. 100, s. 48.
Vict. c. 69, 5. 4.
(2) Every man who induces a married woman to permit 48 & 49 him to have carnal connexion with her by personating her husband shall be deemed guilty of rape.
s. 9.
(3) If upon the trial of any indictment, or the hearing 48 & 49 of any information or charge, for rape or for any offence Vict. c. 69, made felony in section 6 the jury or the magistrate, as the case may be, is satisfied that the defendant is guilty of an offence under section 5, 6, 9 or 10 or of an indecent assault, but is not satisfied that the defendant is guilty of the felony charged in such indictment, information or charge, or of an attempt to commit the same, then and in every such case the jury or the magistrate, as the case may be, may acquit the defendant of such felony and find him guilty of an offence as aforesaid, or of an indecent assault, and there- upon such defendant shall be liable to be punished in the same manner as if he had been convicted upon an indictment, information or charge for such offence as aforesaid, or for an indecent assault.
of woman
motives of
22. When any woman of any age has any interest, Abduction whether legal or equitable, present or future, absolute, against her conditional or contingent, in any real or personal estate, or will from is a presumptive heiress or co-heiress or presumptive next lucre. of kin, or one of the presumptive next of kin, to anyone 24 & 25 having such interest, every person who from motives of Vict.
c. 100, lucre takes away or detains such woman against her will
$. 53. with intent to marry or carnally know her or to cause her to be married or carnally known by any other person. shall be guilty of felony and shall be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding fourteen years.
of girl
father or
23. Every person who fraudulently allures, takes away Fraudulent or detains any such woman as is mentioned in section 22, abduction being under the age of 21 years, out of the possession and against the against the will of her father or mother or of any other will of her person having the lawful care or charge of her, with intent mother, etc. to marry or carnally know her or to cause her to be married 24 & 25 or carnally known by any other person, shall be guilty of c. 100, felony and shall be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding fourteen years.
Vict.
s. 53.
of taking
property of abducted woman or
24. Every person who is convicted of any offence Offender against section 22 or section 23 shall be incapable of taking incapable any estate or interest, legal or equitable, in any real or personal property of such woman, or in which she has any such interest, or which comes to her as such heiress, co- girl. heiress or next of kin as aforesaid; and if any such 24 & 25 marriage as aforesaid has taken place, such property shall Vict. on such conviction be settled in such manner as the Supreme s. 53. Court may, on any information at the suit of the Attorney General, appoint.
c. 100,
abduction
to marry
25. Every person who by force takes away or detains Forcible against her will any woman of any age, with intent to marry of woman or carnally know her or to cause her to be carnally known with intent by any other person, shall be guilty of felony and shall be her. liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding fourteen 24 & 25 years.
Vict.
c. 100.
s. 54.
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