Section 157 prohibits any male person from having sexual relations with a female person who he knows is his granddaughter, daughter, sister, or mother regardless of whether consent was given. The offence is a felony punishable by imprisonment for five years, or for life if the female person is under the age of 18. Furthermore, an attempt of the offence is punishable as a misdemeanor. Upon conviction, courts also have the power to divest a male offender of any authority over a female under the age of 18 against whom the crime was perpetrated. Section 158 prohibits any female person above the age of 18 from knowingly having sexual relations with her grandfather, father, brother, or son. The offence is a felony punishable by five years of imprisonment.
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