The issue was discussed at a review meeting chaired by women and child development minister Maneka Gandhi last week. For offences punishable with imprisonment of up to three years, the time limit for filing a complaint is three years. There is no specification of the time limit for offences in which the punishment is beyond three years in prison. The change that the WCD ministry wants now, however, would not have helped the woman because of the proposed age limit. “Putting a time limit that bars a survivor from lodging complaint after he/she is 25 years old will prove counter-productive.

Source: Hindustan Times May 06, 2018 17:37 UTC