‘Memo likely to be passed, ordinance to be issued by Governor’
Srinagar: Hours after the union cabinet passed an ordinance for death penalty to rape accused convicts, the Jammu and Kashmir government prepared a memo for passing a similar ordinance to allow courts to award death penalty to rape convicts in the state.
Law Minister Abdul Haq Khan told news agency KNS that a memo has been kept ready for an ordinance which will be placed before the state cabinet to allow courts to award death penalty to rape accused convicts.
He said, “The memo to be placed before the cabinet is likely to be passed and sent to Governor for his approval. The central government has already passed a similar ordinance to allow courts to award death penalty to rape convicts.”
Khan had earlier said that the law department is examining the probability of making a law for allowing courts to award death penalty to rape convicts.
On Saturday Education Minister Altaf Bukhari had also promised students an appropriate law for harshest punishment to rape convicts and a speedy trial of the Kathua rape and murder case.
As already reported the State cabinet is scheduled to meet on April 24, i.e Tuesday to take stock of the law and order situation in Kashmir and Jammu in the aftermath of the filing of charge sheet of Kathua rape and murder case.
(With inputs from KNS)
