The Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita 2023, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023, and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012 as they pertain to West Bengal are also proposed to be amended by the bill.
The Mamata Banerjee government is scheduled to introduce the anti-rape bill in the West Bengal Assembly on Tuesday. Its draft suggests that anyone found guilty of rape should be executed if their actions cause the victim to pass away or go into a vegetative state.
According to PTI, the draft also suggests that those found guilty of rape or gang rape would receive life sentences.
The ‘Aparajita Woman and Child Bill (West Bengal Criminal Laws and Amendment) Bill 2024’ is a new law that amends existing laws and adds new rules regarding sexual offences and rape in an effort to better protect women and children.
The Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita 2023, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023, and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012 as they pertain to…