DEATH SENTENCE FOR THE RAPE OF A CHILD
Union Cabinet has promulgated of criminal law (Amendment) to give death penaly of raping a girl below 12 years. The ordinance amends indian penal code
(IPC), Criminal procedure code (CPC), Protection of children from sexual offences (POSCO) Act and indian Evident ACT.
The act protects the rights of the children against the heinous crime of rape. This act was necessary not just for a child but for every women out there, who are living in this world of fear. A fear that does not allow a woman to use her right of freedom.
FACTS OF THE ACT
The act provides a strict punishment of a jail term of maximum 20 years or death penalty for the rape of a girl below 12 years. If a person is found guilty of rape of a girl below 12 years then the accused will be charged with a maximum jail term for 20 years or death penalty.
The act also increases the term of punishment from 10 to 20 years, if a person is found guilty of the rape of a girl below 16 years, which can be extended till the imprisonment to life. Also, the act has increased the term of punishment for the crime of rape of a women with rigorous from 7 years to 10 years, which may also extend to imprisonment to life.
The act provides speedy investigations to case and trials of the case, which must be completed within 2 two months, It proposes 6 month time limit for the disposal of the appeal of a rape cases. The act provides dedicated manpower for investigation of rape cases in time bound manner.
The act also increases the term of punishment from 10 to 20 years, if a person is found guilty of the rape of a girl below 16 years, which can be extended till the imprisonment to life. Also, the act has increased the term of punishment for the crime of rape of a women with rigorous from 7 years to 10 years, which may also extend to imprisonment to life.
The act provides speedy investigations to case and trials of the case, which must be completed within 2 two months, It proposes 6 month time limit for the disposal of the appeal of a rape cases. The act provides dedicated manpower for investigation of rape cases in time bound manner.
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