Jammu & Kashmir has become the first State in the country to have a law banning sexual exploitation of women by those in positions of authority, having a fiduciary relationship or a public servant.
The State Administrative Council (SAC) under the chairmanship of Governor Satya Pal Malik on Friday approved the ‘Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2018’ and the ‘Jammu & Kashmir Criminal Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2018’, an official spokesman said.
The Jammu & Kashmir Criminal Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2018 seeks to amend the Ranbir Penal Code, whereby specific offence under section 354 E is being inserted to provide for the offence of ‘sextortion’, he said.