BOOM

Trending Searches

    SUPPORT
    BOOM

    Trending News

      • Fact Check 
        • Fast Check
        • Politics
        • Business
        • Entertainment
        • Social
        • Sports
        • World
      • Law
      • Explainers
      • News 
        • All News
      • Decode 
        • Impact
        • Scamcheck
        • Life
        • Voices
      • Media Buddhi 
        • Digital Buddhi
        • Senior Citizens
        • Videos
      • Web Stories
      • BOOM Research
      • BOOM Labs
      • Deepfake Tracker
      • Videos 
        • Facts Neeti
      • Home-icon
        Home
      • About Us-icon
        About Us
      • Authors-icon
        Authors
      • Team-icon
        Team
      • Careers-icon
        Careers
      • Internship-icon
        Internship
      • Contact Us-icon
        Contact Us
      • Methodology-icon
        Methodology
      • Correction Policy-icon
        Correction Policy
      • Non-Partnership Policy-icon
        Non-Partnership Policy
      • Cookie Policy-icon
        Cookie Policy
      • Grievance Redressal-icon
        Grievance Redressal
      • Republishing Guidelines-icon
        Republishing Guidelines
      • Fact Check-icon
        Fact Check
        Fast Check
        Politics
        Business
        Entertainment
        Social
        Sports
        World
      • Law-icon
        Law
      • Explainers-icon
        Explainers
      • News-icon
        News
        All News
      • Decode-icon
        Decode
        Impact
        Scamcheck
        Life
        Voices
      • Media Buddhi-icon
        Media Buddhi
        Digital Buddhi
        Senior Citizens
        Videos
      • Web Stories-icon
        Web Stories
      • BOOM Research-icon
        BOOM Research
      • BOOM Labs-icon
        BOOM Labs
      • Deepfake Tracker-icon
        Deepfake Tracker
      • Videos-icon
        Videos
        Facts Neeti
      Trending Tags
      TRENDING
      • #Operation Sindoor
      • #Pahalgam Terror Attack
      • #Narendra Modi
      • #Rahul Gandhi
      • #Waqf Amendment Bill
      • #Arvind Kejriwal
      • #Deepfake
      • #Artificial Intelligence
      • Home
      • Fact Check
      • Did Modi Govt Pass A Law Which...
      Fact Check

      Did Modi Govt Pass A Law Which Gives A Woman The Right To Kill The Rapist?.

      Modi government has passed no such bill and Section 233 is not an anti-rape law.

      By - Sneha |
      Published -  17 April 2018 7:25 PM IST
    • Boomlive


      CLAIM: Modi government passed Indian Penal Code 233 which says that a woman won't be punished if she kills the man who raped her.

      FACT: False. No such law has been passed by the Modi government.

      This message has been circulating on WhatsApp in the aftermath of Kathua and Unnao rape cases. The same message of IPC 233 protecting women for killing the rapist had taken rounds after the Delhi rape case in 2012. It has been debunked in the past by Newsminute and SM Hoax Slayer.

      The message however does not stop there. It goes on to give tips to women on how to tackle situations when women could feel unsafe (Screenshots of the whole message is provided at the end of the story).

      Here is why the WhatsApp forward is just a rumour.

      1) The previous parliament session between January 29 to April 6, 2018 which was recorded as the least productive budget session since 2000, has not passed any such bill. Of all the 72 bills (pending and newly introduced) which was on the agenda, only 4 have been passed. No such bill that protects women from murder charges upon killing their rapists was ever on the agenda either. Click here to know the list of bills introduced and passed by the parliament.

      2) IPC 233 is neither an anti-rape law nor distantly related to rape. It covers the non-bailable crime of 'making or selling instrument for counterfeiting coin' and offers a punishment of imprisonment for 3 years and fine.

      3) The Indian law does not have an exclusive IPC section that enables women to kill rapists.

      However, Indian law provides for cases in which a person can exercise their right to self-defence in circumstances of grave danger. IPC sections 96 -106 defines the terms of how a person can exercise the right to self defence.

      Under section 100, it is not an offence if a person causes death of his / her assailant when the latter's assault intends to cause death, grievous hurt, rape, gratify unnatural lust, kidnap and wrongful confinement.

      This means that the law identifies an individual's right of private defence in certain cases of grave danger. However, this provision is not exclusive to women and cases of rape.


      Maneka Gandhi, Women and Child Development Minister, expressed the need for death penalty for rape of children (below the age of 12). Madhya Pradesh state assembly has already passed a bill for the same and it will become a law in the state upon the President's approval.

      The whole WhatsApp message is as shown below




      Tags

      Death PenaltyfeaturedIndian Penal codeKathuaKathua rape victimManeka GandhirapeSection 233UnnaoWhatsAppNarendra ModiNew Delhi
      Read Full Article
      Claim :   Modi government passed Indian Penal Code 233 which says that a woman won't be punished if she kills the man who raped her.
      Claimed By :  Social Media
      Fact Check :  False
      Next Story
      Our website is made possible by displaying online advertisements to our visitors.
      Please consider supporting us by disabling your ad blocker. Please reload after ad blocker is disabled.
      X

      Subscribe to BOOM Newsletters

      👉 No spam, no paywall — but verified insights.

      Please enter a Email Address
      Subscribe for free!

      Stay Ahead of Misinformation!

      Please enter a Email Address
      Subscribe Now🛡️ 100% Privacy Protected | No Spam, Just Facts
      By subscribing, you agree with the Terms & conditions and Privacy Policy connected to the offer

      Thank you for subscribing!

      You’re now part of the BOOM community.

      Or, Subscribe to receive latest news via email
      Subscribed Successfully...
      Copy HTMLHTML is copied!
      There's no data to copy!