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124. It would be appropriate to revisit Section 376(DB) of IPC which provides for imposition of death sentence. This provision is reproduced as under :-

"Section 376DB. Punishment for gang rape on woman under twelve years of age.-Where a woman under twelve years of age is raped by one or more persons constituting a group or acting in furtherance of a common intention, each of those persons shall be deemed to have committed the offence of rape and shall be punished with imprisonment for life, and with fine, or with death:
"42. Alternate punishment.-Where an act or omission constitutes an offence punishable under this Act and also under sections 166A, 354A, 354B, 354C, 354D, 370, 370A, 375, 376, 376A, 376C, 376D, 376DA, 376DB, 376E or Section 509 of the Indian Penal Code, then, notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force, the offender found guilty of such offence shall be liable to punishment under this Act or under the Indian Penal Code as provides for the punishment which is greater in degree."