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Cabinet nod for death penalty for raping children below 12

  •   Sat, Apr 21 2018 03:28:06 PM

New Delhi, Apr 21 (IANS): The Union Cabinet, at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Saturday approved an ordinance on the death penalty for those convicted of raping children below the age of 12.

The decision came a day after the Ministry of Women and Child Development told the Supreme Court that it was proposing the death penalty for those convicted of raping children.

The Ministry had told the apex court that the government was "sensitive to the plight of young children" brutally abused in the most horrific manner, and proposed to amend the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act by introducing the death penalty to the convicts of child rapes.

The Cabinet move came in the backdrop of nationwide outrage over the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir, and other instances in different parts of the country including a nine-year-old girl in Surat.

The POCSO Act was formulated in order to effectively address sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children.
  

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  • A.B.M, Mangalore

    Sat, Apr 21 2018

    The death penalty has NEVER stopped any kind of crime.
    2 major problems with this.

    A. Victims will now be in greater danger if the penalty is death.
    B. Given the flippant ways in which accusations are made and evidence is gathered (or not), can anyone say with certainty if an accused is guilty and correct justice will be served?

    Implement what laws we have.
    Stop female foeticide and restore the natural ratio of male to female in India.
    Women and children are full and equal citizens of this country and should be treated with no watering down of their equality.
    The move being considered will cause more harm than it will prevent.

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  • Francis, UDUPI

    Sat, Apr 21 2018

    Rape is a rape,weather 12 or 12+,all the Case's should be taken seriously.

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  • JOHN, MANGALORE/KUWAIT

    Sat, Apr 21 2018

    TOGETHER WITH THIS GIVE DEATH PENALTY ALSO TO THE LAWYERS WHO TRY TO SAVE THESE RAPISTS BY TELLING LIES...

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  • Sandesh, Mangalore, Oman

    Sat, Apr 21 2018

    SPECIAL DISCOUNT FOR THOSE WHO RAPE GIRLS ABOVE 12 AND WOMEN ? Hang every one if proven guilty as rapist. Why indirect support ? Any relatives are in that group ?

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  • Gangadara, Madipu

    Sat, Apr 21 2018

    We don't want any new laws. We have sufficient laws. Please implement upon judgment. The drama of lower court will give death penalty, to the same case high court will give life imprisonment and supreme court will tell he is innocent MUST STOP. This is not only in India, go to any democratic country the same drama. See in Muslim countries with minimum witness they will close the case with in one year.

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  • Arman, DUBAI

    Sat, Apr 21 2018

    Immediate death penalty for raping "NO AGE LIMIT". JUST STOP PRODUCING MORE CYANIDE MOHAN's.

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  • AN, Mangalore /Bangalore

    Sat, Apr 21 2018

    It's really welcome and bold decision by PM. Now for those ppl who say it should apply to all age categories, I am not in favour just bcz ppl gonna misuse it. Imagine an innocent guy or bread winner of the fly falsely tagged in a rape....

    One thing atleast now our little angles of our fly who r below the age of 12 are saved from psycho rapist..

    Thanks once again to all the cabinet members for approving this bill.. "Something is better than nothing"... Aaa

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  • Harish Hegde, Mangalore/Aramco (Saudi Arabia)

    Sun, Apr 22 2018

    AN, Mangalore /Bangalore are you not aware that the person who commited the crime will be taken for medical check.

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  • AMAR NATHAL, MANGALORE

    Sat, Apr 21 2018

    why not added that those raping minors life in prison? Our law breakers don't have good will. The lawyers will have a way to prove that those raped were a day older than 12 years.

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  • joe, mumbai

    Sat, Apr 21 2018

    if you want to stop rape, stop providing drugs, alcohol, smoking, animalproducts, pornography, brainwashing, etc. this leads to change of brainchemicals that make people do all sorts of negative things. stop being hypocrites. PM of india says he is from art of living, so what is the relevance? u stop cow killing, stop kill all animals then. stop being weird hypocrites! there are so many substitutes in life to gain something, and attain something without hurting others, OTHERWISE don't ask why this happened. If happened, immitating their acts won't solve anything, the criminals need to be caught and put into pro-rehabilitation centers. Grow up people!

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  • sense_Shetty, Mangalore

    Sat, Apr 21 2018

    You are spot on ...Death penalty is an effective deterrent ...but some of the causes of sexual aggression maybe due to below .Every body raising and voicing their protest against the govt ...but nobody talks of effective remedies. more than the govt these are social issues..The govt can formulate policies and guidelines and acts ..but ultimately the society and people are responsible .
    .wide spread access to pornograghy and fetish.With the advent of free and low cost high speed bandwidth through smart phones ..the libido of men and sex strings of women is easily tickled.
    honor ,anger,economic factors,social factors,sexual purity,poverty are some of the contributing to rape.
    In most cases economic success too adds to immoral ,illicit,immoral relationships among'st adults.Add to this is drug abuse which is rampant in middle class and upper middle class families.

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  • sammy jessica, bangalore

    Sun, Apr 22 2018

    @joe you are right! people will never improve in the world. as long as they do nonsense as mentioned in your list, they will never stop being rapists. even a clinical-psychologist/therapist would find it hard to help them easily. only God should send them a flood/tsunami and then they will wakeup from the destruction of life. 1 billion likes/agree to your comment! keep it up! :)

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  • Rhea, mangalore

    Sat, Apr 21 2018

    what about rape of women and kids who are 12+??? rape is rape...

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  • Devkumar, Mangalore/New Delhi

    Sat, Apr 21 2018

    half of population will vanish..

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  • Rhea, mangalore

    Sat, Apr 21 2018

    good na..india will be a safe place for all when such people are erdicated

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  • Rolf, Dubai

    Sat, Apr 21 2018

    Your right Dev.
    Now cheddi law will be ammended .They will start getting married .

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  • El En T, Mumbai

    Sat, Apr 21 2018

    Why most of the cheddies( now changes to pants) are remain bachelor or late marriage?

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  • Deva, Pilar

    Sat, Apr 21 2018

    Yes you are right..just let the first one Pass...

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  • Dr Mohan Prabhu, LL.D, QC, Mangalore (Kankanady)/Ottawa, Canada

    Sat, Apr 21 2018

    Excellent point. If the State can award capital punishment to drug traffickers, it should also award it to rapists, and there should be no mercy or commutation of the death penalty if the victim is grievously injured (physically or mentally). or murdered. For these crimes against women and children 12+, amendments have to be made not to POSCO but to the Penal Code.

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  • Deva, Pilar

    Sat, Apr 21 2018

    All Cases of Rape starting from 2018 Jan must be judged under the new Law...

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  • Dr Mohan Prabhu, LL.D, QC, Mangalore (Kankanady)/Ottawa, Canada

    Sun, Apr 22 2018

    Deva, Pilar: I would like to correct you on your comment. Criminal law CANNOT BE RETROACTIVE. It is against the fundamental tenets of the law of crimes and against the Constitution.

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  • Ozy, Surathkal

    Sat, Apr 21 2018

    They woke up only after getting mouthful in London. Still under some pretext they will save their people. This rule would be only for the down trodden.

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  • Naveen, Netakere

    Sat, Apr 21 2018

    This kind of action required, what people are looking for , this is only a step forward,

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  • Raag, Mangalore / Dubai

    Sat, Apr 21 2018

    Shameless …! Foolish !
    Are you indirectly helping the uncivilized culprit to target the 12+ daughters of the nations ? wake up girls ! Women of the country ! Your Voice is needed for : Cabinet nod for death penalty for raping daughters of INDIA !! All are am sick and tired of the Immoral acts! Hang them in Public, so that No one dared to commit such act Never Again !

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  • Vincent Rodrigues, Bengaluru/Katapadi

    Sat, Apr 21 2018

    DEATH PENALTY IS ONLY GOO IF THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO GO TO THE COURT.

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  • sri_elder, Karkala

    Sat, Apr 21 2018

    Very good move...

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  • HENRY MISQUITH, Bahrain

    Sat, Apr 21 2018

    Death penalty for below 12 child rape is certainly a welcome step. We need to put permanent fear in the minds of those are thinking of doing such crimes anywhere in India. JAI HIND

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