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PUNISHMENTS FOR RAPE IN INDIA
Nepal weighs ‘Romeo-Juliet’ clause in rape law to shield consensual teenage couples, sparks concernNepal is considering a "Romeo-Juliet Clause" to differentiate consensual teenage relationships from rape. The proposed amendment would exem...- Centre finds death penalty clause in Aparajita Bill 'excessively harsh', Guv sends it back to stateWest Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose has returned the Aparajita Bill to the state government due to serious objections raised by the Centre...
- India aims to curb judges' arbitrary sentences for criminals, sources sayIndia is working on a new system for criminal sentencing. This follows concerns over inconsistent punishments in court cases. One case invo...
- Current social realities, challenges addressed in proposed new criminal laws: OfficialsThe new bill (BNS) has been rearranged keeping in view the ideals enshrined in the Constitution. The offences against women and children, m...
- Rape of minor, mob lynching may invite death, acts against nation to be punished with life: BillsUnion Home Minister Amit Shah has introduced three bills to replace the Indian Penal Code of 1860, the Criminal Procedure Act of 1898, and ...
- Any act of rape punishable but marital relationship qualitatively different, says Delhi HCThe court questioned as to why the exception from the offence of rape granted to a married couple had remained in the legislature for sever...
- The curious case of capital punishment in IndiaThe share of death sentences for sexual crimes is on the rise, driven by several state-level sentencing decisions.
- Death penalty debate rages on as court considers plea of Nirbhaya convictThere are over 50 countries that still allow capital punishment and gruesome crimes such as the Nirbhaya gang rape-and-murder case serve as...
- Rising cases of rape: Centre says ready to explore stringent provisions in lawResponding to a discussion during Zero Hour in the wake of the rape and murder of a veterinarian in Hyderabad, Rajnath Singh said he was fa...
- Unnao rape case: Court frames fresh charges against MLA Kuldeep SengarWith the charges being modified, the offences now entail a minimum punishment of 10 years unlike under section 3 of the Act, where it was s...
- Lok Sabha passes bill to provide death to child rape convictsThe bill replaces the Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance, following an outcry over the rape and murder of a minor girl in Kathua in Jammu a...
- Law Ministry to set up special fast track courts to try rape casesThe government had decided to frame a scheme to set up an "appropriate" number of fast track courts to try rape cases.
- Nirbhaya verdict: Justice JS Verma panel made a differenceThe panel recognised that rape and molestation and even forms of sexual offences such as voyeurism needed to be punished with imprisonment ...
- Delhi government's logic on juvenile flawed: Chief Justice AP ShahFormer Delhi HC Chief Justice AP Shah has said the Delhi government's decision to explore possibility of awarding death sentences to juveni...
- Nepalese women rape case: Gurgaon police continuing probeGurgaon Police Commissioner Navdeep Singh Virk said investigation into the case was continuing although the diplomat Majed Hassan Ashoor.
- 'Wrong' anti-rape law should be amended: Mulayam Singh YadavMulayam Singh Yadav said "no one respects women more than Samajwadi Party" but stuck to his stand that the "wrong" anti-rape law should be ...
- New anti-rape law comes into force but it shies away from making marital rape an offenceThe new law has shied away from making marital rape an offence as long as the couple lived in the same house.
- Union cabinet expected to meet to discuss Verma committee reportThe Union Cabinet will have a special meeting this evening to discuss the Justice Verma Committee report which has recommended a series of ...
- Certainty of justice can deter rapists more than the severity of punishmentWhile being commensurate with the severity of a crime, the law also needs to encompass all forms of molestation and sexual assault against ...
- NRIs in UK demand severe punishment for Delhi gang rape accusedA group of 50 NRIs held a candle light vigil in Central London, demanding severe punishment for the six men allegedly involved in the gang-...
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