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MHA issues fresh advisory to states, union territories on women safety

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New Delhi, Oct 10: Union Ministry of Home Affairs on Saturday released än advisory to all states and union territories to ensure strict action to be taken by the police in crimes against women. According to the governement's advisory, it is compuslory for police to register FIR in case case of "cognizable offence under sub- section (1) of section 154 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC)."

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The law also enables the police to register FIR or a "Zero FIR (in case the crime is committed outside the jurisdiction of police station) in the event of receipt of information on commission of a cognizable offence, which includes cases of sexual assault on women.

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The government mandated punishnment in case an official fails to file an FIR in relation to cognizable offences.

"Section 166 A(c) of the Indian Penal Code 1860 (IPC) provides for punishment to a public servant for failure to record FIR in relation to cognizable offences punishable under section 326A, Section 326B, Section 354, Section 354B, Section 370, Section 370A, Section 376, Section 376A, Section 376AB, Section 376B, Section 376C, Section 376D, Section 376DA, Section 376DB, Section 376E or Section 509 in IPC," the advisory said.

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In cases related to rape, the government ordered the police to complete the investigation within two months. It is also mandatory for police to get the victim of sexual assault or rape to be examined by a registered medical practitioner under consent within twenty-four-hour form the time of receiving the information relating to the crime., under the Section 164-A of CrPC.

The state police can monitor compliance to the order on, government launched online portal called Investigation Tracking System for Sexual Offences (ITSSO). It will exclusively available for the law enforcement officers only.

This comes days after a 19-year-old girl died in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh after alleged gang-rape by four upper caste men. The brutality of the crime sent shockwaves across the country, triggering massive protests led by opposition parties and women activists.

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