PUNISHMENT FOR RAPE


(Report by Times of India dt 26.10.20)

Continued from yesterday.

We have made enough laws to prevent this most inhuman act. Media reported a case from Uttar Pradesh in the recent past that a young a girl was raped by a group of people and after that pulled out both her eyes and cut off her tongue. Can men become so cruel to fellow beings? The existing law stipulates life imprisonment or even death penalty for rapists, but the crime continue all over the country. There are differences in opinions of punishment for rape. While some suggest death penalty others are against. Let us now find how other countries are handling rape cases.

France hand out 15 year sentence for rape, which can be extended to 30 years or life depending on the extent of damage and brutality. China award execution or castration for rape but without proper trial. There are cases of convicted rapists were executed and later found innocent. The punishment in Saudi Arabia is public beheading after administering a sedative. North Korea sentences death by firing squad for rapists. In Egypt it is death by hanging. In Israel it is 16 years to life. In USA as per the federal law the punishment can range from a few years to imprisonment for the entirety of the rapist's life span. Russia awards punishment from 3 to 6 years to 10 to 20 years depending upon all other aspects of the case. Any kind of sexual behaviour without consent falls under the category of rape in Norway and the punishment range from 4 to 15 years.

When it goes to numbers South Africa having 5,00,000, China 31,833, Egypt 2,00,000 and UK 85,000 rape cases per year. A United Nations statistical report compiled from governments of 65 countries showed that 2,50,000 cases of rape or attempted rape were recorded by police annually. Now, top states in India where highest number of rape cases reported are, Madhya Pradesh 5,433, Rajasthan 4,335, Uttar Pradesh 3,946, Maharashtra 2,142, Chattisgarh 2,091 and Kerala 1,945. Based on the rape cases reported to police during 2019, the number of cases per lakh population is: India (4.9), AP (4.2), Arunachal (8.6), Assam (10.5), Bihar (1.3) Goa (9.4), Karnataka (1.6), Kerala (11.1), MP (6.2), Punjab (1.2), TN (1.0), WB (2.3), Delhi (13.5) and Puducherry (1.3)

Incidence of forced marriage and kidnapping of minor girls in 2019:
India (15615), AP (65), Bihar (4482), Goa (1), J&K (12), Karnataka (15), Kerala (30), MP (1532), Maharashtra (796), Mizoram (0), Nagaland (0), Punjab (1188), TN (183), UP (4029) and WB (455)

An average of about one in four rape cases in India result in convictions.

................ to be continued.

KV George
kvgeorgein@gmail.com

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