This crime with a girl of such a tender age is so heinous that it is difficult to find a word to express one's annoyance and anger in the English dictionary.  Unfortunately, this type of crime happens almost everyday in the Indian cities without any right kind of punishment for the perpetrators.  In order to stop or at least reduce these crimes, it is an opportune time for the Indian judiciary to implement laws awarding a harsh punishment to the criminals as well as a quick disposal of these type of cases.  It is true that the machinery under a democratic system is slow, inefficient and consists of corruption and nepotism, but the responsibility lies on the shoulders of the judiciary to make sure these negative systems are not allowed to crawl into the implementation of anti-rape legislation.  When this writer talks about a harsh punishment, it means once the guilt is proven, the criminal ought to go behind bar for 10-15 years without any parole, and if the rapist becomes responsible for the life of a victim, a death penalty should be awarded automatically.  What happened in December 2012 in Delhi is a live example and this writer applauds the decision announced by the judiciary for the perpetrators.  This type of decisions should be the guiding light on a nationwide basis for any such heinous crime because harsh punishment is the only way to safeguard the honor, prestige and liberty of the female community in the country.  I wonder if the leaders of the nation have the courage and responsibility to help promulgate such legislation.  Speaking specifically of this instance, raping a 5-year old girl warrants a death penalty without wasting too much time in the legal courts.