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Maharashtra government’s Shakti Bill
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- The Maharashtra government’s Shakti Criminal Laws (Maharashtra Amendment) Bill, 2020, on crimes against women and children has recommended capital punishment in rape cases.
- Time-limit of 30 days to complete the probe since the day of registration of the complaint.
- The earlier version of the Bill had scrapped the provision of anticipatory bail to individuals accused of assault on women.
- The new recommendations have cancelled this provision taking advice from the senior lawyers.
- The Bill has also made provision of minimum one year to maximum of three years of imprisonment and ₹1lakh in fine on those who make false complaints of sexual assault.
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