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Tamil Nadu Prison Rules 2024
February 16 , 2025
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- The Rule 348 of the Tamil Nadu Prison Rules, which came into force in November 2024, defines the eligibility criteria for life convicts seeking premature release.
- The revised rule explicitly states that “Prisoners convicted for sexual offences or under the POCSO Act, 2012”, shall not be considered for premature release.
- The government recently brought in amendments to Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act and the BNS and BNSS in their application to Tamil Nadu.
- It aims to make the punishments stringent for certain types of the sexual offences and enabling complainants of sexual harassment to obtain protection orders to prevent the accused from contacting them in any way in the future.
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