The Madhya Pradesh assembly has unanimously passed a bill to award death sentence to rapists of girls below the age of 12 years.&nbsp;

The bill is called Dand Vidhi (Madhya Pradesh Sanshodhan) Vidheyak, 2017.

It will be sent to the centre soon and will be formulated into a law after it gets approval from the president.

The state cabinet approved the bill last week.&nbsp;

According to a media report, the bill proposes death penalty or a minimum of 14 years of rigorous imprisonment or life imprisonment till death for raping minor girls aged 12 or less.

The bill also proposes punishment for disrobing, stalking or sex on the pretext of marriage.&nbsp;

The move was initiated after the latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report revealed that Madhya Pradesh recorded the highest number of rape cases in the country.&nbsp;

State chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan also said that repeated stalking will be a non-bailable offence and offenders will be punished.&nbsp;

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It will be sent to the centre soon and will be formulated into a law after it gets approval from the president

The Madhya Pradesh assembly has unanimously passed a bill to award death sentence to rapists of girls below the age of 12 years. The bill is called Dand Vidhi (Madhya Pradesh Sanshodhan) Vidheyak, 2017. It will be sent to the centre soon and will be formulated into a law after it gets approval from the president. The state cabinet approved the bill last week. According to a media report, the bill proposes death penalty or a minimum of 14 years of rigorous imprisonment or life imprisonment till death for raping minor girls aged 12 or less. The bill also proposes punishment for disrobing, stalking or sex on the pretext of marriage. The move was initiated after the latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report revealed that Madhya Pradesh recorded the highest number of rape cases in the country. State chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan also said that repeated stalking will be a non-bailable offence and offenders will be punished.

Madhya Pradesh assembly passes law on death penalty to rapists

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Madhya Pradesh assembly passes law on death penalty to rapists