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Supreme Court suggests Parliament to consider harsher punishment for child abuse convicts
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IBNS) While hearing a plea filed by the Supreme Court Women Lawyers Association (SCWLA), who is seeking castration as punishment for child abuse convicts, the Supreme Court (SC) on Monday suggested parliamentarians to consider awarding harsher punishment to those convicted of raping children.
As many as 892 cases of child rape have been registered in 2015, according to reports.
The SCWLA is of the opinion that only castration can be an effective deterrent against such heinous crimes.
According to media reports, in 2011, a Delhi judge had suggested chemical castration as punishment for rape. But the Justice Verma committee had rejected the demand. In 2015, the Madras High Court had suggested the Centre to consider castration as punishment for people convicted for child sex abuse.
SC has also suggested that the Parliament can also take a look at the definition of 'child' in the context of rape. As of now, anyone below the age of 18 years is a 'child'.
The 'Nirbhaya' case has refreshed the debate regarding the minimum age of criminal responsibility in India.
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