Itanagar : Arunachal Pradesh became 4th Indian state After Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Haryana after the Aruchal Pradesh Legislative Assembly on Friday had passed a bill for death penalty for rape of girls under 12 years.
The Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly had passed the Criminal Laws (Arunachal Pradesh) Amendment Bill, 2018 which to provide capital punishment (death penalty) to those convicted of raping girls under 12 years.
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu tweeted, Arunachal today became the fourth state in the country to approve death sentence for those convicted of rapes of girls below 12 years of age. The Criminal Laws
(Arunachal Pradesh) Amendment Bill, 2018 was passed today to impose actions on those committing such crimes.
The members of the house had passed the amendment bill unanimously.
The bill as passed seeking to amend the sections 354, 354 (B), 354 (D) of IPC and sections 376AA and 376D of IPC have been added in the amendment bill.
The bill also provides amendment to POCSO, Indian Evidence Act and Code of Criminal Procedure.
(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)
