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  2. 2012 Delhi gang rape and murder - Wikipedia

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    The 2012 Delhi gang rape and murder, commonly known as the Nirbhaya case, involved a rape and fatal assault that occurred on 16 December 2012 in Munirka, a neighbourhood in South Delhi. The incident took place when Jyoti Singh, a 22-year-old physiotherapy intern, was beaten , gang-raped , and tortured in a private bus in which she was ...

  3. Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013 - Wikipedia

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    The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013 (popularly known as Nirbhaya Act) is an Indian legislation passed by the Lok Sabha on 19 March 2013, and by the Rajya Sabha on 21 March 2013, which provides for amendment of Indian Penal Code, Indian Evidence Act, and Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 on laws related to sexual offences.

  4. Dipak Misra - Wikipedia

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    A three judge bench led by Justice Misra has upheld the death sentence awarded to the four convicts of the Nirbhaya rape case on 5 May 2017. [16] Justice Misra authored the landmark judgement confirming the death penalty of four convicts in the brutal 2012 Delhi gang rape and murder case which shook the nation and spurred the genesis of a ...

  5. 2019 Hyderabad gang rape and murder - Wikipedia

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    The half-burnt corpse of another woman was found nearby, and the case is under investigation as of 1 December 2019. [39] The police stated that it was not clear if it was a case of self-immolation or if she was set on fire. Police have not confirmed a link between the second corpse and the veterinarian's murder. [40]

  6. Capital punishment in India - Wikipedia

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    The infamous and brutal gang rape case also known as the Nirbhaya rape case brought the issue of sexual violence into the notice of public, media and the Government of India. Responding to the protests and campaigns the government formed a committee headed by former Chief Justice of India , Justice J.S. Verma , Justice Leila Seth , and Mr Gopal ...

  7. J. S. Verma - Wikipedia

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    Jagdish Sharan Verma was born in a Kayastha Family in Satna, Madhya Pradesh.He had six brothers and three sisters. He completed his early education at Venkat High School in Satna (Govt. Venkat H.S. Excellence School No.1, Satna), followed by Government Jubilee Intercollege, Lucknow.

  8. Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention ...

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    These guidelines were formulated after the landmark case Vishaka and others v. State of Rajasthan. This case was brought to the Supreme Court because of the sheer inability of the High Court of Rajasthan to provide justice to Bhanwari Devi who was part of Women's Development Program of the Rajasthan Government. She was brutally gang raped for ...

  9. Daughters of Mother India - Wikipedia

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    The documentary was released in 2014. It is an Indian filmmaker Vibha Bakshi's journey in the aftermath of the 16 December 2012 gang rape. [6] [4]Vibha says "It was the brutality of the incident and the intensity of public protest for justice that compelled me to make this documentary.