Aparajita Bill: Can States Amend BNS, BNSS? Legal Hurdles To Bengal's Anti-Rape Law

West Bengal has passed a new anti-rape Bill that aims to strengthen protections for women and children by amending provisions against rape and sexual offences under BNS, BNSS and  POCSO Act. Read the Constitutional and legal hurdles to the Aparajita Bill

The Aparajita Bill by the state of West Bengal is not the first Bill to provide for Capital Punishment for rape.

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The West Bengal Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed the state anti-rape law 'Aparajita Woman and Child Bill (West Bengal Criminal Laws and Amendment) Bill 2024', with full support from the Opposition. The new Bill seeks capital punishment for persons convicted of rape if their actions result in the victim's death or leave her in a vegetative state.  What Are The Provisions Of Aparajita Bill The Mamata government summoned a two-day special Assembly session, in the wake of the