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ITEM NO.25 COURT NO.1 SECTION PIL-W

S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

Writ Petition (Civil) No.76/2018

ALAKH ALOK SRIVASTAVA Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

UNION OF INDIA & ORS. Respondent(s)

Date : 20-04-2018 This petition was called on for hearing today.

CORAM :
HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.M. KHANWILKAR
HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE D.Y. CHANDRACHUD

For Petitioner(s) Mr. Alakh Alok Srivastava, Petitioner-in-person

Mr. Kedar Nath Tripathy, AOR

For Respondent(s) Mr. P.S. Narasimha, ASG

Mr. R. Balasubramanian, Adv.
Ms. Aarti Sharma, Adv.
Ms. Arunima Dwivedi, Adv.
Mr. Gurmeet Singh Makker, AOR

UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following

O R D E R

Let the matter be listed on 1st May, 2018.

The Registry is directed to supply the responses of

the States to Mr. Alakh Alok Srivastava, the petitioner
appearing in-person and Mr. P.S. Narasimha, learned
Additional Solicitor General, so that they can assist the
Signature Not Verified

Digitally signed by Court on the next date of hearing.

CHETAN KUMAR
Date: 2018.04.20
17:06:21 IST
Reason:

Be it noted, Mr. P.S. Narasimha, learned Additional

Solicitor General has filed a communication dated 19th April,
2018, from the Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of India,
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Ministry of Women and Child Development. He would suggest

that the same may be taken on record. The said communication
is taken on record. It reads thus:-

“I am directed to refer to WP(C) mentioned

above and to inform that issues raised in the
petition regarding the amendment of provisions
of the POCSO Act, 2012, so as to provide
maximum punishment of “Death Penalty” for
commission of offences of Rape of children of 0
– 12 years of age group is under active
consideration of the Ministry. The Ministry is
sensitive to the plight of young children
brutally abused in the most horrific manner.
The Ministry is proposing to amend POCSO Act,
2012, for introducing “Death Penalty” for the
abuser in the cases of aggravated sexual
assault against children. The Hon’ble Court
shall be kept apprised in the matter.

It is requested that the Hon’ble Court may

be kept apprised regarding the Ministry’s
stands in this context.”

Call on the date fixed.

(Chetan Kumar) (H.S. Parasher)

Court Master Assistant Registrar