Insertion of 166B: Letter of request from a country or place outside India to a
Court or an authority for investigation in India.

• Ceiling of Rs.500/- was removed.
• Introduction of interim maintenance along with expenses of proceedings
• Disposal of interim maintenance application within sixty days

• Sections 494 and 498A of IPC are added to the list of Compoundable offence u/s 320 Cr.P.C.
  

• No woman shall be arrested after sunset and before sunrise
• Sec 50A(1): Every police officer or other person making an arrest under this code shall forthwith give the information regarding such arrest and place where the arrested person is held to any of his friends, relatives or such persons as may be disclosed or nominated by the arrested person for the purpose of giving such information.
• Examination includes DNA-profiling
• Sec 144A: Power to prohibit carrying arms in possession or mass drill or mass training with arms.
• Sec 164A: Medical examination of the victim of rape
• Sec 291A: Identification report of Magistrate
• Sec 311A: Power of Magistrate to order a person to give specimen signatures or handwriting
• Sec 436A: Maximum period for which as undertrial prisoner can be detained
• Sec 441A: Declaration by sureties
• Increase of fines across many sections

• Sec 195A: Threatening or inducing any person to give false evidence
• Introduction of new chapter XXIA: Plea bargaining, (265A-265L CrPC)
• Amendment to 340 CrPC

• Introduction of Sec 41A-41D CrPC: Notice of appearance before police officer
• Introduction of recording statements/confessions in audio-video electronic means via provisos u/s 161, 164 and 275 CrPC
• Sec 195A CrPC: Procedure for witnesses in case of threatening etc
• A witness of any other person may file a complaint in relation to an offence under section 195A of Indian Penal Code.
• No adjournment should be granted at the request of a party, except where the circumstances are beyond the control of that party
• Filing of WS under 313 CrPC
• Sec 357A CrPC: Victim Compensation Scheme

• New sections for Sexual harassment, 354A-354D
• Sec 357B and 357C CrPC: Rape Victim Compensation Scheme
• New sections for Trafficking of persons, 370 and 370A
• Bulk of sections for rape u/s 376 IPC, (376A-376E)
• New offence u/s 166A was inserted into IPC which can be invoke against police if they violate laws.
• Per the new Explanation given to sec 197 CrPC, no sanction is required to prosecute the police.

(a) punishment for the offence of rape from the minimum imprisonment of seven years to ten years, which is extendable to imprisonment for life;
(b) punishment for the offence of rape on a woman under sixteen years of age shall be rigorous imprisonment for a term not less than twenty years but may extend to imprisonment for life, which shall mean imprisonment for the remainder of that person’s natural life and shall also be liable to fine;
(c) punishment for the offence of rape on a woman under twelve years of age shall be rigorous imprisonment for a term not less than twenty years but may extend to imprisonment for life, which shall mean imprisonment for the remainder of that person’s natural life and with fine or with death;
(d) punishment for the offence of gang rape on a woman under sixteen years of age shall be imprisonment for life, which shall mean imprisonment for the remainder of that person’s natural life and with fine;
(e) punishment for the offence of gang rape on a woman under twelve years of age shall be imprisonment for life, which shall mean imprisonment for the remainder of that person’s natural life and with fine or with death;
(f) investigation in relation to all rape cases shall be completed within a period of two months from the date on which the information recorded by the officer- in-charge of the police station;
(g) completion of inquiry or trial relating to the offence of rape, within a period of two months;
(h) dispose of an appeal against a conviction or acquittal in rape cases within a period of six months from the date of filing of the appeal;
(i) the provisions of anticipatory bail shall not be applicable in cases of rape or gang rape of woman under sixteen and twelve years of age;
(j) consequential amendments in the Indian Penal Code, Indian Evidence Act, 1872, the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 relating to the cases of rape, gang rape of the woman below the age of sixteen years, twelve years, repeat offenders, to extend the applicability of compulsory registration of FIRs, fine imposed to be paid to victim, facilitate better recording of evidence and protect the dignity of rape survivor and treatment free of cost in hospitals.