Top Law News Sex crimes: Sexual assault instead of Rape July 20, 2012 / July 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The government’s move to make rape a gender-neutral crime is a welcome step towards harmonising current anomalies in laws relating to sexual offence. The proposed changes are aimed at broadening the definition of rape, so far restricted to penile and vaginal penetration. The replacement of the word ‘rape’ with ‘sexual assault’, a gender-neutral distinction, will […] Read more ยป Delhi High Court Delhi High Court in 2009 decriminalised homosexuality Law Commission penile and vaginal penetration rape sex Sex crimes sexual sexual acts of adults Sexual assault sexual experience sexual experience of the victim sexual offence. sexual offenders