Section 222: Prohibition of sexual intercourse with person in one’s own protection or security

1) No person shall have, or aid another person to have, sexual intercourse with any person in his or her protection, security or custody, and no office-bearer or employee of any organization providing treatment or rehabilitation services to persons of unsound mind or suffering from physical or mental illness shall have sexual intercourse with any person held in such organization.

2) A person who commits the offence referred to in sub-section (1) shall be liable to a sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years, and if such sexual intercourse is an offence under this Act or other law also, the sentence referred to in this Section shall be added to the sentence under such law.