Maharashtra govt's Shakti Bill proposes stringent punishment for crime against women, children
India Today
The Maharashtra government’s Shakti Criminal Laws (Maharashtra Amendment) Bill, 2020, proposes to increase the quantum of punishment for offences such as rapes and acid attacks to curb crime against women and children.
In a bid to curb the increasing crimes against women and children, the Maharashtra government on Wednesday tabled a report containing the recommendations of a joint selection committee studying the Shakti Bill. The Maharashtra government’s Shakti Criminal Laws (Maharashtra Amendment) Bill, 2020, proposes to increase the quantum of punishment for offences such as rapes, acid attacks and capital, heavy fines and speedy trials for the perpetrators.
In July this year, the state government extended the deadline for the Joint committee on Shakti Bill. Maharashtra Home Minister Dilip Walse Patil presented in the Lower House of the legislature the recommendations of the joint committee's report on the Shakti Criminal Laws.
