Senate Passes Bill Seeking to Amend the Criminal Code Act

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The Senate on Tuesday, 14 July 2020, passed the Bill seeking to amend the Criminal Code Act, 2004 by deleting the statute of limitations on defilement, providing stiffer penalties for offences of kidnapping and removing gender restrictions on rape offences. Presenting the report on the Bill, the Chairman, Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal […]