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Delhi High Court to govt: Did you do a study for the new law to curb rapes?

On Saturday, the Union Cabinet cleared the Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance 2018, which proposes stringent punishments, ranging from a minimum of 20 years to life term or death, for rape of girls below 12 years of age.

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The Delhi High Court asked the Centre on Monday if it had done any study before coming out with an ordinance for death to those raping girls below 12.

"Did you carry out any study, any scientific assessment that the death penalty is a deterrent to rape? Have you thought of the consequences to the victim? How many offenders would allow their victims to survive now that rape and murder have the same punishment?" a bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar asked the government.

On Saturday, the Union Cabinet cleared the Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance 2018, which proposes stringent punishments, ranging from a minimum of 20 years to life term or death, for rape of girls below 12 years of age.
President Ram Nath Kovind promulgated the ordinance on Sunday and the law is now in force.

The court said the government was "not even looking at the root cause" or "educating people" because offenders are often found to be below 18, and in the majority of cases, they are knowns to victims.

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