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Incentivising Murder? The Unintended Consequences of the Aparajita Bill

Introduction The Aparajita Woman and Child (West Bengal Criminal Laws Amendment) Bill, 2024 (“Aparajita Bill”) is a legislative response to the brutal rape and murder of a trainee doctor at R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata and the uproar that followed it. Passed unanimously in the West Bengal Assembly, the bill introduces significant […]

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