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Group of Ministers agrees to bring down age of consent to 16
Updated On: 14 March, 2013 09:40 AM IST | | Agencies
A group of ministers (GoM) Wednesday reached a consensus on the anti-rape bill with an agreement on replacing the word 'sexual assault' with 'rape' and reducing the age of consent from 18 to 16, sources said.
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Stalking and voyeurism had been made non-bailable and there will be no penalty on false complaints.
The union cabinet is expected to take up the draft Thursday. The cabinet had deferred a decision on the anti-rape bill Tuesday due to lack of unanimity. The GoM was set up by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to resolve the differences.
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