2 Rape and forcible indecency
The Act Partially Amending the Penal Code (Act No. 72 of 2017) came into effect in July 2017. The Act widened the definition of rape, so that it makes no distinction based on victim’s gender, and includes anal and oral intercourse. The Act also raised the lower limit of the statutory penalty of rape, established indecency and rape by a person who has custody of the victim and changed rape and forcible indecency to a crime indictable without a complaint.
Fig. 1-1-2-2 shows the trend in the number of reported/cleared cases and the clearance rate for rape (including quasi rape, and rape by a custodian after the above-mentioned amendment; the same applies hereinafter).
Fig. 1-1-2-2 Rape: reported/cleared cases and clearance rate
Fig. 1-1-2-3 shows the trend in the number of reported/cleared cases and the clearance rate for forcible indecency (including quasi forcible indecency, and indecency by a custodian after the above-mentioned amendment; the same applies hereinafter).
Fig. 1-1-2-3 Forcible indecency: reported/cleared cases and clearance rate
