Bill seeking death penalty for child rape passed: Things you should know

Bill seeking death penalty for child rape passed: Things you should know According to the new bill, there will be stringent punishment for rapists of girls under 12

The Lok Sabha on Monday passed the Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill 2018, which will allowsthe death penalty to those convicted of raping girls below the age of 12.

The bill seeks to replace an ordinance promulgated by the government in April after an outcry over the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua in Jammu & Kashmir.

The Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill 2018 was supported by most members across the political spectrum and passed by a voice vote, PTI reported. Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said, "The stringent law was aimed at providing safety to minor girls."

Here are few things you should know about the Bill: 1.

According to the new bill, there will be stringent punishment for rapists of girls under 12. The punishment for rape of a woman aged under 12 years will be rigorous imprisonment of at least 20 years but may extend to imprisonment for life or death.

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The minimum punishment in cases of rape of women has been increased from the rigorous imprisonment of seven years to 10 years, extendable to life imprisonment.

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