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05/09/24 10:38 AM IST

West Bengal passes Aparajita Women and Child Bill for stringent punishment in cases of sexual assault

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  • The West Bengal Legislative Assembly recently unanimously passed the Aparajita Women and Child (West Bengal Criminal Laws Amendment) Bill, 2024.
Major Provisions
  • The Bill amends section 64 (1) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 where for the punishment of rape the words, “rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than ten years, but which may extend to imprisonment for the remainder of that person’s natural life, and shall also be liable to fine” have been substituted with words “rigorous imprisonment for life, which shall mean rigorous imprisonment for the remainder of the person’s natural life and fine, or with death”.
  • The legislation also amends Section 64 (2) of BNS which deals with rape of a police officer or a public servant, or member of armed forces or management of a staff of a jail or remand home among others.
  • The punishment has been amended with words “rigorous imprisonment for life, which shall mean rigorous imprisonment for the remainder of that person’s natural life and fine or with death”.
  • The Section 64 (2) of BNS provides with “rigorous imprisonment for life, which shall mean rigorous imprisonment for the remainder of that person’s natural life and shall also be liable to fine”.
  • The legislation also amends section 66 of the principal Act, for the words “rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than 20 years, but which may extend to imprisonment for life, which shall mean imprisonment for the remainder of that person’s natural life of with death,” the words “with death” shall be substituted.
  • Section 66 of BNS deals with the punishment for causing death or resulting in a persistent vegetative state of a victim.
Source- The Hindu

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