Justice JS Verma committee report : Timely but a bit softer

24 January, 2013

Justice JS Verma committee has proved to be a role model for other such panels and commissions and also for government as it finished huge task in just 29 days - day ahead of the deadline - that too by going through each of 80000 recommendations having reached to it.

Now it is for the government and Parliament to follow the example by legislating law on sexual crimes with same supersonic speed within forthcoming budget-session itself by going through all legal and Parliamentary formalities. Some of the strictures which do not need legislation should be instantly looked into like Justice JS Verma’s harsh comments on pat for Delhi police Commissioner by Union Home Secretary.

However, the committee has tried to intervene in existing law by recommending lesser punishment of imprisonment for actual life instead of death-sentence for death caused after rape, when such a crime is already an offence punishable with death under section 302 of Indian Penal Code (IPC). Such recommendation is rather goes in reverse direction to soften the existing provision which should have been avoided. With changing environments and earlier maturity in grown-up children, it is better to lower juvenile age to 16 years from present 18.

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ANKUR CHANDRA

Boiling with rage on seeing the recommendations of J.S.Verma committee... It doesn't recommend making rape punishable by death even if the victim dies....It doesn't recommend creating the "rarest of rare" category.....And it is against lowering the age bar for minors....An outrageous report that makes a mockery of the sensitivities of a nation whose daughter was so brutally raped and murdered a month ago.......The government should outright reject this report ......

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Banshi Srivastava

justice Verma's report is quite exhaustive and also effective. Once recommendations are translated into law it can go a long way in effectively curbing the atrocities on women. However the most important point to be noted is its quick implementation . The best thing would be to for the Govt. to implement it in phaes. In the first phase itself non bailability of crime , stringent and speedy hearing and punishment like gallows in case where murder takes place along with ...... should be worked out and implemented . Other things like police reform etc could be taken up later.

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Gautam Maitra

Justice Verma has done a very good job and raised pertinent points. After all, it is the state that is entrusted with the job of women protection.

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