 bill no 63 of 2011 the indian penal code (amendment) bill, 2011 byshri mk raghavan, mp a billfurther to amend the indian penal code, 1860be  it enacted by parliament in the sixty-second year of the republic of india as follows:—1 (1) this act may be called the indian penal code (amendment) act, 2011short title and commencement(2) it shall come into force at once45 of 18602  after section 376d of the indian penal code, 1860, the following new section shallbe inserted, namely:—5insertion ofnew section376e punishment for rape by father or a closerelative"376e notwithstanding anything in this code, whoever, being a father or a brother or a guardian or a close relative of a woman including a minor girl, commits rape or abets or aids any other person to commit such offence on such a woman or the minor girl, shall be punished with death" statement of objects and reasonsinstances of rape are on the rise women are not safe on roads but in the recent past several instances have come to notice when the father, brother or the relatives of women themselves raped or helped in committing rape on women they ought to protect their womenfolk but they themselves rape or abet others to commit rape in such cases, they should be awarded with death punishment which should act as a deterrentthe bill, therefore, seeks to amend the indian penal code, 1860 hence this billnew delhi;mk raghavanaugust 2, 2011 lok  sabha———— a billfurther to amend the indian penal code, 1860————(shri mk raghavan, mp)