Rajya Sabha passes The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2019. The minimum punishment for 'aggravate penetrative sexual assault' is proposed to be increased from ten years to twenty years. The maximum punishment for this offence is proposed as death penalty.
If a person commits penetrative sexual assault on a child below sixteen years, he will be punishable with imprisonment between 20 years to life, with a fine.
Adding two more grounds to the definition of 'aggravated penetrative sexual assault', the bill includes, assault resulting in the death of a child, and assault committed during a natural calamity, or in any similar situations of violence. The bill also increases minimum punishment from ten years to 20 years, and the maximum punishment to the death penalty.
The bill further adds two more offences to the definition of aggravated sexual assault. These include — assault committed during a natural calamity, and administrating or help in administering any hormone or any chemical substance, to a child for the purpose of attaining early sexual maturity.
The bill defines child pornography as any visual depiction of sexually explicit conduct involving a child including photographs, video, digital or computer-generated image indistinguishable from an actual child and enhances the punishment for certain offences.
Rajya Sabha passes The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2019. The minimum punishment for 'aggravate penetrative sexual assault' is proposed to be increased from ten years to twenty years. The maximum punishment for this offence is proposed as death penalty.
If a person commits penetrative sexual assault on a child below sixteen years, he will be punishable with imprisonment between 20 years to life, with a fine.
Adding two more grounds to the definition of 'aggravated penetrative sexual assault', the bill includes, assault resulting in the death of a child, and assault committed during a natural calamity, or in any similar situations of violence. The bill also increases minimum punishment from ten years to 20 years, and the maximum punishment to the death penalty.
The bill further adds two more offences to the definition of aggravated sexual assault. These include — assault committed during a natural calamity, and administrating or help in administering any hormone or any chemical substance, to a child for the purpose of attaining early sexual maturity.
The bill defines child pornography as any visual depiction of sexually explicit conduct involving a child including photographs, video, digital or computer-generated image indistinguishable from an actual child and enhances the punishment for certain offences.
