People contract the deadly HIV virus in a number of ways. In most cases, victims infect their healthy partners without their knowledge. However, it’s important to note that although rare, the HIV virus victim might also opt to pass on the virus intentionally.
While those notorious of the conduct might be under the drive of revenge, they should know that by doing this heinous act they will be charged with a criminal conduct.
According to the Sexual Offence Act No 3 of 2006, those who are found guilty of deliberately infecting others with HIV virus will serve a jail term of not less than fifteen years in prison.
"Any person who, having actual knowledge that he or she is infected with HIV or any other life threatening sexually transmitted disease intentionally, knowingly and willfully does anything or permits the doing of anything which he or she knows or ought to reasonably know - (a) will infect another person with HIV or any other life threatening sexually transmitted disease; shall be guilty of an offence, whether or not he or she is married to that other person, and shall be liable upon conviction to imprisonment for a term of not less than fifteen years but which may be for life," reads the act.
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