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The Criminal Laws (Arunachal Pradesh Amendment) Act, 2018

The Criminal Laws (Arunachal Pradesh Amendment) Act, 2018

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This Act amends the Indian Penal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure as they apply in Arunachal Pradesh to punish sexual offences against women and children more severely. It adds new offences of rape of a girl under 12 and gang rape of a girl under 12, with harsher punishment, and tightens the penalties for assault, stalking and related offences. It also changes procedure for investigating and trying these offences.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2. Amendment of Central Act No.45 of 1860 in its application to the State of Arunachal Pradesh
  3. 3. Amendment of section 166A
  4. 4. Amendment of section 228A
  5. 5. Amendment of section 354
  6. 6. Amendment of section 354B
  7. 7. Amendment of section 354D
  8. 8. Insertion of section 376AA
  9. 9. Insertion of section 376DA
  10. 10. Amendment of Central Act No.2 of 1974 in its application to the State of Arunachal Pradesh
  11. 11. Amendment of section 26
  12. 12. Amendment of section 29
  13. 13. Amendment of section 154
  14. 14. Amendment of section 161
  15. 15. Amendment of section 164
  16. 16. Amendment of section 173
  17. 17. Amendment of section 197
  18. 18. Amendment of section 309
  19. 19. Amendment of section 327
  20. 20. Amendment of section 357B
  21. 21. Amendment of section 357C
  22. 22. Amendment of section 437
  23. 23. Amendment of First Schedule
  24. 24. Amendment of section 53A
  25. 25. Amendment of section 146
  26. 26. Amendment of section 42

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