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INTRODUCTION

AS SWAMI VIVEKANAND HAD SAID "THAT COUNTRY AND THAT NATION THAT DO NOT RESPECT WOMEN HAVE NEVER BECIME GREAT, NOR EVER BE IN FUTURE".

Women were considered inferior to men in practical life. But in scriptures they were given high position. Thus in past, the status of women in India was not clear. It was theoretically high but practically low. Women were prohibited to take part in domestic as well as in external matter. They

The situation began to change when many national figures started a struggle for India’s freedom. Mahatma Gandhi openly invited the help from women. But after that this figure came out

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENCES AGAINST WOMEN

Women are victims of crimes such as rape, murder, robbery, cheating etc. Which are not specially directed at them, there are designated as crimes against women

INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860:

Rape (section 375-377)

Here are 8 frequent injustices that take place, especially against women, and the laws against them:

• Eve Teasing: Sections 294 and 509 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) prohibit any individual or group of people pass any kind of offensive comment or execute any such gesture towards a girl of any age. 

• Child Marriage: This is not just for girls. However, the incidents reported indicate towards the underage girls. The Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929, prohibits a girl who is not 18 (age defined by the Hindu Marriage Act) to get married

• Improper Police Procedure: Under the high court directive, every police station must have a lady officer, not of a post below that of Head Constable, available round-the-clock and the police shall also help the victim of sexual assault of any degree with counseling assistance and further aid towards the betterment of the victim. Besides, a woman can only be searched by a lady officer and can be arrested only in the presence of a lady officer. A woman cannot be arrested before sunrise or after sunset, however, exceptions can be made under the directive of the magistrate

• Minimum Wage: According to the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, the Government of India has set minimum wages for every section of profession that must be paid to any skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled workers. The minimum wage for a skilled worker in Delhi is Rs 423, be it a man or a woman

• Succession of Property: Under the clause of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, any person who is entitled to be the heir of a property of ancestor, should get the property regardless of gender

• Dowry: Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, says that if any one gives or receives or even helps the exchange, he or she will face a jail term five years or more and a fine of Rs 15,000 or the sum of dowry, whichever is more

• Domestic Violence: This falls under Section 498A of the IPC. According to this law, any person can complain about any incident where a family member has offended him or her cruelly or with the intention of cruelty. This law is applicable for or against any member regardless of gender

• Offensive Propaganda: The Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986, prohibits any individual or organisation to publish or help post, publish, exhibit or advertise - online or offline - any kind of representation of women that can be considered to be indecent.    

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 (Sources - india today, academike)