Cabinet amends Section 376 of IPC

Cabinet amends Section 376 of IPC
The Cabinet approved a Bill to enhance the punishment for rape, including awarding death penalty to convicts of raping girls under 12 yrs. The Bill amends Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act), 2012, and the Code of Criminal Procedure. The Bill will increase the minimum punishment for rape from the existing 7 yrs to 10 yrs.