Criminal Law Amendment Bill

New bill on crimes against women proposes only men be charged with rape

The Criminal Law Amendment bill which seeks to make punishment for crimes against women more stringent is different on at least four counts from the recent ordinance. One of the propositions in the bill is that only men can be charged with rape.

Cabinet will take up Criminal law amendment bill tom: Shinde

The Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, which proposes jail term to a rape convict for his entire life, will be taken up at a special meeting of the union cabinet tomorrow, Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said.

Time to lower age of consent for sex? National child rights body thinks so

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has said that it supports lowering the age of consent to 16 in criminal law.

Parl panel will decide on incorporating Verma committee suggestions

Govt officials said many of the suggestions on crime against women given by the three-member panel, headed by Justice JS Verma, had already been incorporated in Criminal Law Amendment Bill.

What the Verma report said of laws about marital rape, acid attacks, trafficking

In addition to making general recommendations to curb the rising number of cases of crimes against women, the committee headed by Justice JS Verma made many specific recommendations related to law and rape.

Rape law amendment: ‘Where are the cases of sexual violence against men?’

The suggested amendments to the Criminal Law Amendment Bill to make it gender neutral has divided activists and has surprisingly left out issues like marital rape.