Rape that leads to death of the victim
or leaving her in a vegetative state can
now attract death penalty under an
ordinance cleared by the Union
Cabinet tonight in a bid to fast-track
stringent amendments to the criminal
laws to check crime against women.
The ordinance, based on the
recommendations of the Justice J S
Verma Committee and going beyond,
proposes to replace the word 'rape'
with 'sexual assault' to expand the
definition of all types sexual crimes
against women.
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