CRIMINAL CODE ACT

Section 220: Defence to charge under preceding section

2004Section 220 of 575Federal Republic of Nigeria

*It is a defence to a charge of any of the offences defined in section 219 of this Code to
prove that the accused person believed, on reasonable grounds, that the girl was of or
above the age of sixteen years.

Cite this section

Section 220, CRIMINAL CODE ACT (2004).

https://repo.podus.ai/laws/criminal-code-act/section/220/