Back आपराधिक कानून (संशोधन) अधिनियम, 2013 Hindi ക്രിമിനൽ നിയമ (ഭേദഗതി) നിയമം, 2013 Malayalam مجرمانہ قانون (ترمیم) ایکٹ 2013ء Urdu

Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013

The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013
Parliament of India
  • An Act further to amend the Indian Penal Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.
CitationAct No. 13 of 2013
Territorial extentIndia
Passed byLok Sabha
Passed19 March 2013
Passed byRajya Sabha
Passed21 March 2013
Assented to2 April 2013
Commenced3 April 2013[1]
Status: In force

The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013 (Nirbhaya Act) is an Indian legislation passed by the Lok Sabha on 19 March 2013, and by the Rajya Sabha on 21 March 2013, which provides for amendment of Indian Penal Code, Indian Evidence Act, and Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 on laws related to sexual offences.[2][3][4] The Bill received Presidential assent on 2 April 2013 and was deemed to be effective from 3 February 2013. It was originally an Ordinance promulgated by the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, on 3 February 2013, in light of the protests in the 2012 Delhi gang rape case.[5][6]

  1. ^ vide Section 1(2) of the Act
  2. ^ "Lok Sabha passes amendments". NDTV. 19 March 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Lok Sabha passes anti-rape bill". Hindustan Times. 19 March 2013. Archived from the original on 19 March 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Anti-rape Bill passed". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 24 March 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  5. ^ "Prez Pranab Mukherjee promulgates ordinance on crime against women". Indian Express. 3 February 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  6. ^ "President signs ordinance to effect changes in laws against sexual crimes". India Today. 3 February 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2013.

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