The Supreme Court of India(SCI)on Monday Jan 11,2016 noted that rape and sexual offences against
infants and girl children below 10 years of age is nothing but "brutal
perversion," and asked Parliament to enact a separate law on child rape
and provide rigorous punishment to the offenders.
This is the first time that the apex court has distinguished between
minors and children below 10 years of age. A Bench, led by Justice Dipak
Misra, said Parliament had to separately define the word 'child' in
terms of rape.
"The pain and distress caused to a child, including infants as young as
28-days-old, who knows nothing about sex and rape is nothing but brutal
perversion. When a society moves this way, it has to be stopped,"
Justice Misra dictated in a written order.
It said Section 376 (i) of the Indian Penal Code only talks of "woman
below 16 years of age" and has no specific provision for girl children
below 10 years of age and infants.
Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi said child rape can never be tolerated
and agreed to highlight the court's order to the government for putting
it up before the lawmakers for an appropriate legislation.
This has to be remedied by amending the Indian Penal Code, the apex court said
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