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New Tamil Nadu Sexual Harassment Bill 2025

January 14 , 2025 4 days 65 0
  • The Tamil Nadu Assembly tabled a Bill to amend the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women (Amendment) Act, 1998.
  • The Bill seeks to incorporate the Section 7C, enabling the issuance of “protection orders” to restrain the accused individuals from contacting the women they have allegedly harassed.
  • The bill also aims to increase the penalties ensuring stricter actions against those committing crimes punishable under the Section 74-79 or the Section 296 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023.

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