Offence: Person committing an offence of rape and inflicting injury which causes death or causes the woman to be in a persistent vegetative state.

Punishment: Rigorous imprisonment of not less than 20 years but which may extend to imprisonment for life which shall mean imprisonment for the remainder of that person's natural life or with death.

Cognisable or Non-cognisable: Cognizable

Bailable or Non-bailable: Non-bailable

By what court triable: Court of Session

Offence: Person committing an offence of rape and inflicting injury which causes death or causes the woman to be in a persistent vegetative state.

Punishment: Rigorous imprisonment of not less than 20 years but which may extend to imprisonment for life which shall mean imprisonment for the remainder of that person's natural life or with death.

Cognisable or Non-cognisable: Cognizable

Bailable or Non-bailable: Non-bailable

By what court triable: Court of Session