Today, On 21st July, The Supreme Court heard a plea by the SC Women Lawyers Association seeking chemical castration for sexual offenders and nationwide safety reforms, as Justice Surya Kant said, “We should not only take steps after a tragedy.”
The Madras High Court observed that the State must enact law and impose severe punishments against those involved in sexual offences who are family members or close friends. The Madurai Bench observed thus in a Criminal Appeal preferred by the accused against the Judgment of conviction and sentence passed by the Sessions Judge for the offence punishable under Sections 5(l), 5(n), 5(j)(ii) read with 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act).
