But campaigners say that the new criminal code amendment does not go far enough.
The criminal law amendment (home burglary and other offences) bill 2014 is expected to be debated in the state parliament on Tuesday and would introduce mandatory minimum penalties of up to 15 years for people who committed a serious crime, such as rape or murder, during an aggravated burglary.
Although the Hudood laws continue to cripple the status of women in Pakistan today, the Women's Act, the criminal law amendment against "honour" killing, the protection against harassment of women at the workplace bill, and the acid control and acid crime prevention laws are powerful strides forward.
In police station, intentional injuries were defined according to Criminal law (amendment) act of 1997 in Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) [16], [17].
She also asked Mrs. Gandhi how Mr. Kurien could be allowed to preside over the legislative debate on criminal law amendments for tougher rape laws.
The proposed criminal code amendments would give judges the power to shut down Canadian child-porn sites and would make it an offense to transmit child pornography knowingly.
What Opponents Say It Could Mean For Women: Those who oppose the bill say that by changing the definition of personhood in Colorado's criminal code, the amendment could effectively criminalize abortion.
If a person commits an offense in front of an eyewitness, the government can get the information from the eyewitness without implicating the criminal's Fourth Amendment rights.
Still, the shift in focus toward criminal and First Amendment cases will soon be obscured if, as expected, the justices agree to hear a challenge to the 2010 health care overhaul law.
To protect victims from insensitive treatment as their cases move through the criminal system, the amendment would establish a new constitutional mandate that victims be notified and allowed to participate in prosecutorial decisions and judicial proceedings.
