India Decriminalizes 183 Offenses In Legislative Review
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Sources · 7 independent
“in one of India's largest ever legislative reviews, 717 offences that might have come with a steep fine, or even jail time, have been decriminalised.”
“Called the Jan Westfarths or Amendment of Provisions Act, The aim is for a shift away from excessive.”
“non-violent victimless crimes of which in India there were many can be argued to be a net negative on society.”
“Key measures included the replacement of imprisonment with monetary penalties, all warnings, graded enforcement mechanisms, including warnings for first-time offenders and rationalisation of fines and penalties in proportion to the nature of the offence.”
“It's a 13% process when 183 offences were decriminalised. Then a joint parliamentary committee agreed to expend the effort.”
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