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J&K Cabinet passes Ordinance approving death penalty for child rapists

Jammu, April 24: The Jammu and Kashmir Cabinet today passed an ordinance approving death penalty for child rapists and enhancing the jail term for those convicted of raping girls aged 13 and above.

The J&K Protection of Children from Sexual Violence 2018 ordinance passed by the state Cabinet is similar to the one passed by the Union Cabinet on Saturday.

The main feature of the ordinance passed by J&K Cabinet is capital punishment for those convicted of raping a child below 12 years of age.

Worthy to mention here that state needs to pass this separate law other than Central Govt laws as those aren’t directly applicable to J&K due to its special status under Article 370.

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