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Monday, 28th January 2013
India: Report of the Committee on Amendments to Criminal Law (Justice Verma Committee)
Source: Justice Verma Committee on Amendments to Criminal Law via Times of India
From the Preface:
The constitution of this Committee is in response to the country-wide peaceful public outcry of civil society, led by the youth, against the failure of governance to provide a safe and dignified environment for the women of India, who are constantly exposed to sexual violence. The immediate cause was the brutal gang rape of a young woman in the heart of the nation’s capital in a public transport vehicle in the late evening of December 16, 2012. We refrain from saying anything more about the incident, which is sub judice for the trial in a court of law for the offences committed by the rapists. It is unfortunate that such a horrific gang rape (and the subsequent death of the victim) was required to trigger the response needed for the preservation of the rule of law—the bedrock of a republic democracy. Let us hope that this tragedy would occasion better governance, with the State taking all necessary measures to ensure a safe environment for the women in the country, thus preventing the recurrence of such sexual violence....
The Committee has been facilitated in the task by an overwhelming response to the Public Notice inviting suggestions within the available short time. An oral consultation was also held for inter action with the representatives of several stakeholders, particularly the women’s social action groups and experts in the field. This stupendous task could not have been completed in time without the dedicated industry of a group of young lawyers, law graduates and academics who worked around the clock to do the necessary research and study required for the preparation of this report.
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