SC extends scope of suo motu case on child rape to include compensation, witness protection

The Supreme Court on Thursday extended the scope of its suo motu case on alarming rise in child rapes and said it would also cover questions of victim compensation as also victim and witness protection.

A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, after hearing the matter related to Unnao rape case, said: "We are of the view that the frontiers/areas of this suo motu action may be extended to cover questions of victim compensation, victim protection, witness protection and other connected issues. We order accordingly."