In the wake of the Nirbhaya incident, the Justice Verma Committee was established to reform laws related to sexual assault. The committee advocated for harsher sentences instead of the death penalty, stressing that capital punishment doesn't effectively deter crime.
However, the recent Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita has taken a different direction, implementing the death penalty in certain rape cases and maintaining an exception for marital rape—leaving crucial recommendations unaddressed.
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