The <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/west-bengal-articles" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Mamata Banerjee government</a> will table the anti-rape bill in the West Bengal Assembly on Tuesday.
The proposed legislation seeks capital punishment for persons convicted of rape if their actions result in the victim`s death or leave her in a vegetative state.
Additionally, it stipulates a life sentence without parole for those convicted of rape and gang rape.
Titled the `Aparajita Woman and Child Bill (West Bengal Criminal Laws and Amendment) Bill 2024,` the legislation aims to <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/night-long-sit-in-held-in-the-city-over-kolkata-doctor-rape-murder-23385095" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">strengthen protections for women</a> and children by revising and introducing new provisions related to rape and sexual offences.
A two-day special session of the Assembly has been summoned on Monday in the wake of the rape-murder of a woman medic at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital last month and the bill is scheduled to be tabled by <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/bengal-govt-will-amend-existing-laws-to-ensure-death-penalty-to-rapists-west-bengal-cm-mamata-banerjee-23382506" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">state Law minister Moloy Ghatak</a>.
Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari has alleged that the special session was called without consulting them and it was a unilateral decision of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
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West Bengal govt`s anti-rape bill aims to strengthen protections for women & children by revising & introducing new provisions related to rape & sexual offences

Mamata Banerjee govt to table anti-rape bill in Assembly on Tuesday

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The proposed legislation seeks capital punishment for persons convicted of rape if their actions result in the victim`s death or leave her in a vegetative state.

Mamata Banerjee govt to table anti-rape bill in Assembly on Tuesday

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