<p>The <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/west-bengal">West Bengal</a> Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed the anti-rape Bill after Opposition lend full support to it.</p><p>Titled the 'Aparajita Woman and Child Bill (West Bengal Criminal Laws and Amendment) Bill 2024,' the legislation aims to strengthen protections for women and children by revising and introducing new provisions related to rape and sexual offences.</p>.Beyond headlines: The endemic of rape in India.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/mamata-banerjee">Mamata</a> government's new anti-rape bill will include the following provisions:</p>.<p>The bill stipulates a life sentence without parole for those convicted of rape, along with a fine.</p>.<p>The Bill seeks capital punishment for persons convicted of rape if their actions result in the victim's death or leave her in a vegetative state, along with a fine.</p>.<p>The provisions under POCSO Act will be further tightened in the state.</p>.<p>A task force will be formed under the provisions of the bill to punish the accused within 21 days of the preliminary report. Any trial thereafter must conclude within 30 days.</p>.<p>For this, the state's government has sanctioned Rs 120 crores.</p>.<p>According to Bar and Bench, those convicted for acid attacks will face <a href="https://x.com/barandbench/status/1830957817835950433" rel="nofollow">life imprisonment without parole</a>.</p>.<p>A two-day special session of the Assembly has been summoned on Monday in the wake of the rape-murder of a woman medic at the state-run R G Kar Medical College and Hospital last month.</p><p>The Bill was tabled by state Law Minister Moloy Ghatak.</p><p><em>(With PTI and DHNS Inputs)</em></p>
<p>The <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/west-bengal">West Bengal</a> Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed the anti-rape Bill after Opposition lend full support to it.</p><p>Titled the 'Aparajita Woman and Child Bill (West Bengal Criminal Laws and Amendment) Bill 2024,' the legislation aims to strengthen protections for women and children by revising and introducing new provisions related to rape and sexual offences.</p>.Beyond headlines: The endemic of rape in India.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/mamata-banerjee">Mamata</a> government's new anti-rape bill will include the following provisions:</p>.<p>The bill stipulates a life sentence without parole for those convicted of rape, along with a fine.</p>.<p>The Bill seeks capital punishment for persons convicted of rape if their actions result in the victim's death or leave her in a vegetative state, along with a fine.</p>.<p>The provisions under POCSO Act will be further tightened in the state.</p>.<p>A task force will be formed under the provisions of the bill to punish the accused within 21 days of the preliminary report. Any trial thereafter must conclude within 30 days.</p>.<p>For this, the state's government has sanctioned Rs 120 crores.</p>.<p>According to Bar and Bench, those convicted for acid attacks will face <a href="https://x.com/barandbench/status/1830957817835950433" rel="nofollow">life imprisonment without parole</a>.</p>.<p>A two-day special session of the Assembly has been summoned on Monday in the wake of the rape-murder of a woman medic at the state-run R G Kar Medical College and Hospital last month.</p><p>The Bill was tabled by state Law Minister Moloy Ghatak.</p><p><em>(With PTI and DHNS Inputs)</em></p>
