Government has no proposal to accommodate observations of Madras High Court of castrating those who are guilty of raping a child, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday
New Delhi: Government has no proposal to accommodate observations of Madras High Court of castrating those who are guilty of raping a child, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday.
In reply to a written question, Minister of State for Home Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary said the government was 'aware' of the high court observation on child rapists. He was replying to a question whether the government proposes to amend existing law to accommodate the proposal of the high court.
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Chaudhary, however, said that there is no proposal to amend the provisions of the Indian Penal Code or Criminal Procedure Code to accommodate the stated observations.
Justice N Kirubakaran of the high court had pronounced the judgement on October 16 in which he had asked the Centre to consider castration as punishment for child rapists.
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