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Govt ordinance for stronger penalties in rape
February 01, 2013
After national outrage over the gang rape of a medical student
on a Delhi bus last month, the government has decided to issue an
ordinance that implements tougher jail terms for sexual offenders, as
recommended by the Justice JS Verma Commission, reports
NDTV.
Named for the retired chief justice who was its chair, the Verma
committee recently recommended major revisions of the laws that deal
with crimes against women.
The ordinance will enact tougher jail terms
for sexual offenders, including life imprisonment that "should mean the
rest of the person's life" for extreme rape cases.
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