Wednesday, 28 February 2018

HARYANA CABINET GIVES NOD TO DEATH PENALTY TO THOSE ACCUSED PERSONS WHO RAPE MINORS AGED 12 OR LESS

The Haryana government gave its permission to a proposal to bring in a legislation that would have a provision awarding death penalty to those guilty of raping girls aged 12 years or less, also decided to make the existing criminal laws related to sexual offences more stringent, decided to amend legal provisions like section 376A (Intercourse by a man with his wife during separation), 376D (rape by one or more persons constituting a group), 354 (Assault or criminal force against woman with intent to outrage her modesty) and 354 D(2) (stalking) of Indian Penal Code (IPC).


NEW INDIAN EXPRESS NEWSPAPER


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