AP’s Disha Bill: Death for rapists in 21 days
The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly on Friday passed a Bill to further amend the IPC and the CrPC that will enable expeditious investigation and trial of offences against women and children, especially sexual offences, and award of death penalty.
By : migrator
Update: 2019-12-13 18:52 GMT
The proposed new law has been named the ‘Andhra Pradesh Disha Act Criminal Law (AP Amendment) Act, 2019, as a tribute to the veterinary doctor raped and murdered recently in neighbouring Telangana. State Home Minister M Sucharita moved the Bill in the Assembly, which the ruling YSR Congress called “revolutionary.”
The Disha Bill provides for awarding death sentence to criminals found guilty of rape and gang rape and expediting trials in such cases within 21 days.
The appeal against the sentence passed under the new law has to be disposed of within six months. The Assembly also passed another Bill that provides for constitution of exclusive special courts for speedy trial of specified offences against women and children.
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