TNPSC Thervupettagam

Bills to prevent sexual crimes

January 13 , 2025 19 hrs 0 min 16 0
  • The Tamil Nadu Assembly has passed the Criminal Laws (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Bill, 2025, and the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women (Amendment) Bill, 2025.
  • The objective of the Bills was to enhance punishment for sexual crimes against women and children and prosecute those harassing them on digital and electronic platforms.
  • The Criminal Laws Bill proposes a minimum 14 years of rigorous imprisonment for a rape convict, up from the present 10 years.
  • If the rapist is a member of the police force, it seeks to double the minimum rigorous imprisonment to 20 years.
  • If the rape victim is a girl aged below 12, it calls for life term as the minimum punishment and death penalty as the maximum.

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