Bare Act
The Criminal Law (Chhattisgarh Amendment) Act, 2013
This legislation amends criminal laws in Chhattisgarh to significantly strengthen legal protections for women against sexual offences, harassment, and assault. It applies to individuals across the state, including relatives, workplace in-charges, bystanders, and law enforcement officers. The law introduces stricter penalties for crimes like electronic harassment, abuse by trusted figures, and stalking, while criminalizing the failure of present individuals or employers to report or prevent such acts. Additionally, it mandates victim-sensitive police procedures and establishes legal presumptions favoring victims, while also penalizing false complaints. It matters because it seeks to create safer environments and ensure swift, sensitive justice for women.
- 1. Short title and commencement
- 2. Insertion of proviso to Section 211
- 3. Insertion of proviso to Section 354
- 4. Insertion of new Section 354E
- 5. Insertion of new Section 376F
- 6. Insertion of new Sections 509A and 509B
- 7. Amendment of Section 154
- 8. Substitution of proviso to Section 161
- 9. Amendment of Section 164
- 10. Amendment of Section 164A
- 11. Amendment of Section 309
- 12. Amendment of Section 327
- 13. Amendment of First Schedule
- 14. Insertion of new Section 114B
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