I googled ‘countries with the lowest rape rate’ and India was in the list at 10 with Saudi Arabia ,topping and Indonesia in the middle.And the top contenders for the heinous crime were South Africa, Australia,Canada, and Usa. The per capita statistics are not absolutely reliable as around 33000 cases of rape are being reported annually in our holy land. Here is my reply.

I can understand your pain and anguish over the release of a convicted brute.Since the age of a person is a number, a line has to be drawn ,either at 10 as in UK or at 16 or at 18 .Though a juvenile is punished under IPC of 1860, it is the Juvenile Justice Act of 2000 which provides for the exemption of juveniles, by prescribing only 3 years of imprisonment,however grave the crime may be.They used to hang everybody in England in the 19 th century, for even slightest crimes like stealing a horse or ‘being in the company of a Gypsy for one month’ .We have come a long way and the number of crimes has also significantly increased with the onset of modern industrial society.Will the imposition of capital punishment act as a deterrent on a criminal mind?No.Will the abolition of death sentence increase the number of crimes ?No. Unless the root-causes of the these barbaric crimes are eliminated, mere passing of a stringent laws will not make much difference. We have more than enough laws to punish the guilty but the conviction rate has come down from 62 to 38 per cent over the last 50 years. We, as a nation, should also be shocked at the fact that India recorded the highest number of homicides recently and is vying with USA for the fist place. There are better ways to control crime than by passing a new code or strict laws viz, efficient and vigilant police, higher conviction rate, speedy justice,inculcation of moral values in schools and at home, banning pornography and alcohol, to name a few. The best tribute ,we can pay to Nirbhaya, includes these measures and certainly excludes the prolonged punishment of a mad dog.Thank You .Good Luck

I am with you just like most of us who are feeling frustrated and disgusted to see the state of our country where law-makers are acting as anti-nationals by blocking key bills/acts which will put nation forward or nail a convict like Mohammed Afroz. On your statement, “I really hope that someone will soon reveal the identity of this bastard and someone else will also make sure he pays for the sins he committed.” I wish that happens, I would like to see this evil bastard gets an ultimate punishment, if law can’t punish him at least the nation can come together to do the job!

Otherwise its sending a wrong message to the nation and strongly hoping for positive changes in the due course. Strongly support the community fighting for this cause and believing in Justice make appropriate corrections in the Law which is strongly necessary.