Public and private sexual acts between members of the same sex, including attempts to procure such acts are prohibited by sections 137A and 156. Such acts are punishable by five years of imprisonment and in the case of males, specifically constitute a felony. Section 153 criminalizes “carnal knowledge” against the order of nature – a colonial era prohibition understood to ban homosexuality and sodomy – as a felony punishable by up to 14 years of imprisonment. Attempts of any actions outlines in section 153 are also felonies and are punishable by seven years of imprisonment (Section 154).
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