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JUSTICEVERMACOMMITTEERECOMMENDATIONS

ACCEPTEDINTOTO ACCEPTEDINPART NOTACCEPTED

INDIANPENALCODE(1860)

Section354:SexualAssaultandPunishmentforSexualAssault

Entirelyaccepted

Section100:RighttoPrivateDefenceInclusionofanacidattacku/s326Awas

acceptedonlyandtherestproposedwas

alreadyexistingintheIPC

Section376A:Sexualbyhusbanduponhiswifeduringseparation

VermaCommitteewantedtodeleteit.

WasretainedbyMHAasmaritalrapewas

notagreedto.

Section354A:Assaultoruseofcriminal

forceonwomanwithintenttodisrobeher

EntirelyAccepted

Section166A:PublicServantdisobeying

directionunderlaw

Directionsrelatingtocrimesagainst

womenproposedtobemadepunishable

uptoonlyoneyearagainsttherecommendedfiveyearsasproposedby

JusticeVermaCommittee.Restaccepted.

Section376B(1):RapeofanUnderage

Person

Notacceptedastheprovisionisinconflict

withthePCSOA,2012

Section354B:Voyeurism

Entirelyaccepted

Section326A:Voluntarilycausinggrievous

hurtthroughuseofacidetc.

Femalecircumcisionproposedwasnot

accepted.Compensationadequateto

meetatleastthemedicalexpenses

incurredbythevictimwasnotaccepted.

Restwasaccepted

Section376B(2)Punishmentforcausing

deathorapersistentvegetativestatein

thecourseofcommittingrapeofan

underageperson

Deathpenaltywasnotrecommended

Section354C(1):StalkingEntirelyaccepted

Section326B:Volutarilythrowingorattemptingtothrowacidetc.

Compensationadequatetomeetatleast

themedicalexpensesincurredbythe

victimwasnotaccepted.Restwas

accepted

Section376F:OffenceofbreachofCommandResponsibility

Fixesvicariouscriminalresponsibilityon

theleaderofaforceforactsof

subordinates.Notaccepted.

Section354C(2)Punishmentforstalking

Section375Rape

GenderNeutralityoftheactwasnot

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Definitionentirelyaccepted recommendedwhichwasnotacceptedby

MHA.

TheBillcriminalisesthesexualactivities

between16and18yearswhichtheVermaCommitteedidnotagree.

VermaCommitteecriminalisesmarital

non-consensualsexualintercoursewhich

isnotaccepted.

Restoftherecommendationswere

accepted.

Section370TraffickingofaPerson

Entirelyaccepted

Section376(1)PunishmentforRape

Paymentofcompensationtothevictim

wasdropped.Restofthe

recommendationwasaccepted.

Section370AEmployingaTrafficked

Person

Punishmententirelyaccepted

Section376(2)AggravatedRape

Paymentofcompensationtothevictim

wasdropped.Restofthe

recommendationwasaccepted.

Section376A(re-numberedas376B)

SexualintercoursebyaPersonin

Authority

Acceptedinfull

Section376(3)Punishmentforcausing

deathorapersistentvegetativestatein

thecourseofcommittingrape

DeathpenaltywaspreferredbyMHA.Rest

oftherecommendationwereaccepted.

Section376CGangrape

Acceptedentirely

Section376DGangrapecausingdeathora

persistentvegetativestateshallbeadded:

DeathpenaltywaspreferredbyMHA.Rest

oftherecommendationwereaccepted.

Section376EPunishmentforRepeat

Offenders

Acceptedentirely

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Section509:

Repealacceptedasoffencescovered

elsewhere

CRIMINALPROCEDURECODE1973Section54A:ProvisotoSection54A

regardingidentificationofarresteebya

disabledperson

Acceptedentirely

ProvisotoSection154Registrationofan

OffenceProvisiontorecordevidenceby

policeofficerattheresidenceofthe

personreportingtheoffence.

Mandatoryvideographingwasnotagreed

toandconvertedtooptional.

Section39(1)Clause(vb)

Compelcommunicationofinformationof

offencerelatingtocrimesagainstwomen

tothenearestMagistrate

Notacceptedasitisliabletobemisused

Section160:

Nomalebelow18andabove65yearsand

womanorphysicallydisabledshallberequiredtoattendaPoliceStation.

Section164(5)(a)and(6)(b)Recording

StatementbyaMagistrate

Specialassistanceformentallyorphysicallydisabledpersonstobegivenby

Magistrate.

Statementofmentallyorphysically

disabledpersontobeconsidered

sufficientforexamination-in-chiefand

crossexamination.

Howevermandatoryvideographynot

agreedtoandchangedtooptional.

Section40A:IntimationbythePanchayat

memberthecommunicationof

informationofoffencerelatingtocrimesagainstwomentothenearestMagistrate

Notacceptedasitisliabletobemisused

Section198B:Cognisanceofanoffence

u/s376(1)whenpersonsareinmaritalrelationship

Section197(1)SanctionforProsecution

NosanctionwouldberequiredforprosecutionofJudgeorMagistrateor

Publicservantifaccusedofcrimesagainst

women.

Notagreedtoavoidfalsecomplaints

ProvisotoSection273:Recordingof

evidenceofavictimbelow18years

Victimwillnotbeconfrontedbythe

Section357(4)Compensationtovictim

Paymentofcompensationofanamount

adequatetomeetatleastthemedical

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accused.Acceptedinfull

expensesincurredbythevictim.Thisis

notacceptableasthecompensation

wouldbeverylow.TheBillhasabetter

provision.Section327:Substitutionofnewoffences

definedforrape(376A,376B,376C,376D)

Technicalformality

THEINDIANEVIDENCEACT,1872

Section53A:Evidenceofcharacterof

previoussexualexperiencenotrelevantin

certaincases-

Fullyaccepted

Section114A:Presumptionastothe

absenceofconsentincertainprosecution

forsexualassault

Fullyaccepted

Section119:Dumbwitnesssubstitutedby

personswhoareunabletocommunicate

verbally

Fullyaccepted

ProvisoinSection146:Questionregarding

themoralcharacterwillnotbeputtothevictimduringcrossexamination

Fullyaccepted

ARMEDFORCES(SPECIALPOWERS)ACT,1958

ProvisotoSection6:Nosanctionwouldbe

requiredifthearmedforcepersonnelis

accusedofacrimeagainstwoman.