Rape and Indian Judiciary
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Sukirti Jain
Student at Amity University, India.
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DOIhttps://doij.org/10.10000/IJLMH.111217
Abstract
Rape is one of the most shameful and heinous crime against woman in the world. With the increase in number of rape cases, rape laws are getting stricter day by day. This article aims to provide the brief introduction of rape, it’s punishment and the rights available to the rape victim. This article consists of 5 parts i.e.- Introduction of rape, Ingredients of rape, Circumstances under which the situation is rape, Punishment for rape including punishment in other countries and Right of rape victims. This article shows the new changes in the rape laws by the Indian Parliament and the Indian Judiciary.
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