New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind this morning promulgated an ordinance to pave way for providing stringent punishment, including death penalty, for those convicted of raping girls below the age of 12 years.
The Union Cabinet on Saturday approved the ordinance to allow Courts to award death penalty to those convicted of raping girls less than 12 years. New Fast-track Courts will be set up to deal with such cases and special forensic kits for rape cases will be given to all Police Stations and hospitals in the long term, according to the Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance 2018.
