Jammu and Kashmir has become the first state in the country to have a law specifically banning and punishing sexual exploitation of women by persons in positions of authority, who have a fiduciary relationship or who are public servants.
On Friday, 14 December, the State Administrative Council (SAC) under the chairmanship of Governor Satya Pal Malik approved the ‘Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2018’ and the ‘Jammu and Kashmir Criminal Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2018’, an official spokesman said.