India gets its new anti-rape law as the President Pranab Mukherjee signed the Criminal Law Amendment Bill 2013 on Wednesday.
Last month both the houses in parliament have passed the Criminal Law Amendment Bill.
Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde said that the bill is tough and it provides strong punishment for crimes against women such as acid attacks, stalking, trafficking and voyeurism.
The age for consensual sex kept at 18 years.
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