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Lok Sabha
Government of India has been examining the review of Rape Laws in consultation with the State Governments and will introduce an Amendment Bill in Parliament after taking a final decision in the matter. The Law Commission in its 172nd Report on “Review of Rape Laws” has recommended changes for widening in the scope of the offence in Section 375 and to make it gender neutral. Various other changes have been recommended in Sections 376 and 376A to 376D and insertion of a new Section 376E dealing with unlawful sexual contact, deletion of Section 377 IPC and enhancement of punishment in Section 509 of IPC. The Commission has also recommended changes in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. The Commission’s recommendations to insert a new Section 376E is with a view to cover a wide variety of offences including sexual harassment of women at workplaces.
This information was given by the Minister of State for law and Justice, Shri K. Venkatapathy in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
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