Commission of inquiry
23 Dec 2012
- In power
- INC — Centre
- Acted
- Centre
- Under
- Gazette Notification No. SO 3003(E) dated 23 December 2012
The Union government constituted a three-member Committee on Amendments to Criminal Law, chaired by former Chief Justice of India J. S. Verma, with Justice Leila Seth and Gopal Subramanium, to recommend amendments to criminal law for quicker trial and enhanced punishment in cases of aggravated sexual assault. Its report, dated 23 January 2013, says the committee was constituted in response to the country-wide public outcry. [2][1]
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Sources
- 1Justice Verma Committee report summaryPRS Legislative Research, 23 Jan 2013T5 SecondaryArchived 1 Apr 2021
- 2Report of the Committee on Amendments to Criminal LawCommittee on Amendments to Criminal Law, Government of India (copy held by NYU Faculty Digital Archive), J. S. Verma, Leila Seth, Gopal Subramanium, 23 Jan 2013T2 CourtArchived 9 Jul 2020