The Government introduced the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill, 2008 in the Rajya Sabha with the aim the legislation is to strike a balance between the civil liberties of citizens and maintaining law and order and peace in the society, The Bill seeks to amend various sections relating to arrest, threat to witnesses, summon, warrants, summary trials, delay in production of the arrested in courts, police pressure on accused making statement and crime against women.
The proposed changes also aim at inserting safeguards to ensure the well-being of accused while in judicial custody.
The law commission had examined the entire law relating to rape and sexual assault in IPC and suggested a complete overhauling of the law. Bill, drafted by Ms Kirti Singh advocate and legal convener of AIDWA, is based on 172nd report of the Law Commission to amend the laws relating to sexual assault in Section 375, 376, 354 and 509 IPC and the relevant sections of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 and the Indian Evidence Act 1872.
The recommendations are based on the national consultation on the issue organized by the national commission for women.
Read Amendments to the laws relating to rape and related provisions
Saturday, 20 December 2008
Union cabinet approves CrPC (amendment) Bill
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