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The Code of Criminal Procedure (Uttar Pradesh Amendment) Bill, 2022 was handed by voice vote in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly on Friday. In this modification invoice, a provision has been made not to grant anticipatory bail in the case of rape of minor girls and women.
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Parliamentary Affairs Minister Suresh Kumar Khanna on Friday moved the House to cross the Code of Criminal Procedure (Uttar Pradesh Amendment) Bill, 2022. Due to the majority of the ruling members in favor of the invoice, Speaker of the Assembly Satish Mahana introduced to cross it.
On Friday, members of the essential opposition Samajwadi Party and its ally RLD staged a walkout for the complete day. Congress chief Aradhana Mishra proposed to refer this invoice to the Select Committee, however due to opposition from the members of the ruling celebration, her proposal fell.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Khanna informed the House about the invoice that in this modification invoice, a provision has been made to not grant anticipatory bail to the circumstances of Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act and these accused of molesting women.
He stated that by not getting anticipatory bail in sexual offenses of boys, daughters and women, the probabilities of the accused destroying the proof would be much less. Also, the sufferer or his witnesses can’t be intimidated or harassed by the accused.
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