Less than a fortnight after the gang rape and murder of a veterinary doctor in Hyderabad , the Andhra Pradesh Cabinet has approved a bill which proposes death penalty in cases of sexual abuse of women. It also seeks completion of the entire trial along with judgement within 21 days of filing of FIR. 

At present there is no provision for death penalty in Indian Laws for rape convicts However Criminal Law Amendment Act 2018 and amendments to the POCSO Act provides for death penalty as a possible punishment for aggravated sexual assault on children below the age of 18 years . 

The real issue here is time taken in the final disposal of cases of rape and sexual assault. So what are the hurdles in delivery of speedy justice to the victims and how can they be removed.