Bill proposing life term for cow slaughter gets Gujarat Governor's nod

April 13, 2017 22:15

Gujarat Governor O P Kohli today gave his assent to a bill providing for a sentence up to life term for slaughtering cow and up to ten years in jail for

transporting beef in the state.

The governor assented to the Gujarat Animal Preservation (Amendment) Bill, 2017, passed by the state assembly on March 31.

"The Governor has signed the bill. The Act will come into force soon," Gujarat Minister of State for Home Pradeepsinh Jadeja said.

The bill, which amends the Gujarat Animal Preservation Act of 2011, proposes a punishment ranging from ten years in jail to the life sentence for "slaughter of bovines, including cows, calves, bulls and bullocks."

Under the 2011 Act, the maximum punishment is seven years' prison term and the minimum is for three years.

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