Bengaluru: Home Minister Ramalinga Reddy has said that the home department is studying a bill proposed in Madhya Pradesh, that considered death penalty for sexual offenders attacking minors, especially those below 12 years.
The minister indicated that the Karnataka government would be willing to introduce a similar bill.
“I’ve asked officials in the home department to study the bill introduced in Madhya Pradesh. I’ll discuss it with the Chief Minister to introduce a similar bill here,” Reddy said.
On December 4, the Madhya Pradesh Assembly had passed a bill providing for awarding death penalty to those found guilty of raping girls aged 12 and below. It is the first state in the country to have such a law.
On November 26, the state Cabinet had approved the amendment bill that proposed addition of two provisos to Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
The amendment bill also included provision of three years in jail for exploiting women on the false promise of marriage.
