It seems like a breaking news , well it is a breaking news . President of India signed the ordinance on sexual violence . Pranab Mukherjee today gave his concurrence to go ahead with anti-rape law ordinance so as to put check on the crime against women . The President has given his assent to the Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance 2013
The ordinance is based on Justice Verma report . The report consists of 630 pages demanding amendments in the Indian Panel Code and introduction of new offenses . The ordinance comes at the backdrop of brutal rape case that occurred in Delhi in December 2012 .
The ordinance which is largely based on Justice Verma report lacks teeth to fight sexual crimes against women . According to the ordinance the minimum punishment will be 20 years in jail which can be extended to the natural life of the convict or death. The ordinance went a step ahead by providing capital punishment in the cases where rape leads to death of the victim or leave her in a deteriorated state . The women's groups have planned a protest at Jantar Mantar on Monday against the ordinance.
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