Rajasthan passes Bill to give death penalty for Child Rape

Context:

  • Rajasthan has passed a Bill providing for death penalty to those convicted of raping girls of 12 years and below.

National Crime Records Bureau’s 2016:

  • According to the National Crime Records Bureau’s 2016 report, the cases of crimes against children have seen a steady increase in Rajasthan.
  • The State recorded 4,034 such cases in 2016, which was 3.8% of the crimes against children registered across the country.
  • In 2015, the State had registered 3,689 cases of crimes against children.

About the Bill;

  • The Bill provides for capital punishment or rigorous imprisonment ranging between 14 years and lifelong incarceration.
  • It also makes a similar provision for gang-rape of a girl child, while laying down death penalty or imprisonment from 20 years to lifelong incarceration for those convicted of the offence.

Other details:

  • Rajasthan has become the second State, after Madhya Pradesh, to pass a Bill providing for the death penalty to those convicted of raping girls of 12 years and below.

Source:TH

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