Tamil Nadu’s Bills To Strengthen Penalties for Sex Crime Are Useful, but Success Will Hinge on More

Manderna, Mohit Kumar ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8711-2158 and Vatsa, Kritika ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5037-991X (2025) Tamil Nadu’s Bills To Strengthen Penalties for Sex Crime Are Useful, but Success Will Hinge on More. The Wire. Foundation for Independent Journalism, India. Available at: https://thewire.in/law/tamil-nadu-sexual-harassmen...

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Abstract

The Tamil Nadu assembly recently passed two Bills to amend the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act, 1998, as well as the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

These Bills, moved by chief minister M.K. Stalin and assented to by the governor last week, introduce more stringent punishments for sexual offences and address various forms of harassment, including those occurring on digital platforms.

While these amendments represent a significant step forward, their effectiveness can be analysed through established criminological theories and empirical evidence from similar initiatives worldwide.

Item Type:	Other Article
Subjects:	Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Social Sciences (General) Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Law and Legal Studies
Divisions:	Jindal Global Law School
Depositing User:	Mr. Abid Fakhre Alam
Date Deposited:	03 Feb 2025 12:42
Last Modified:	24 Aug 2026 10:45
Official URL:	https://thewire.in/law/tamil-nadu-sexual-harassmen...
URI:	https://pure.jgu.edu.in/id/eprint/9090

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