Supreme Court of India

Supreme Court Women Lawyers Association v. Union of India & Anr.

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Reported as [2016] 1 S.C.R. 207
Bench Dipak Misra and N. V. Ramana JJ.
Decided 11 January 2016

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Constitution of India, 1950 - Art. 32 - Remedies for enforcement of rights conferred by this Pan - Rape and abuse of a girl child - Writ petition to consider imposition of chemical castration as an additional punishment for such child abusers - Held: child, c a glorious gift to mankind, cannot conceive of any kind of carnal desire in man - Once she becomes a victim of such a crime, there is disastrous effect on her mind - Mental agony lasts long, sorrow and fear haunt forever - Therefore, there is need to take steps for stopping this kind of child abuse - This Court cannot provide a higher

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