The West Bengal Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed the 'Aparajita' Bill after the Opposition lent full support to it. The anti-rape bill, titled 'Aparajita Woman and Child Bill (West Bengal Criminal Laws and Amendment) Bill 2024', aims to strengthen protection for women and children through revision and introduction of new provisions concerning rape and other sexual offences.

The Bill now requires assent from West Bengal's Governor CV Ananda Bose and Union government before it can be enacted as a law.