Rights of women!!

       CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS

The Constitution of India not only grants equality to women but also empowers the State to adopt measures of positive discrimination in favour of women for neutralizing the cumulative socio economic, education and political disadvantages faced by them.  Fundamental Rights, among others, ensure equality before the law and equal protection of law; prohibits discrimination against any citizen on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth, and guarantee equality of opportunity to all citizens in matters relating to employment.  Articles 14, 15, 15(3), 16, 39(a), 39(b), 39(c) and 42 of the Constitution are of specific importance in this regard.

    Equality before law for women (Article 14)

   

 The Crimes Identified Under the Indian Penal Code (IPC)

(i)           Rape (Sec. 376 IPC)

(ii)          Kidnapping & Abduction for different purposes ( Sec. 363-373)

(iii)        Homicide for Dowry, Dowry Deaths or their attempts (Sec. 302/304-B IPC)

(iv)        Torture, both mental and physical (Sec. 498-A IPC)

(v)          Molestation (Sec. 354 IPC)

(vi)        Sexual Harassment (Sec. 509 IPC)

(vii)       Importation of girls (up to 21 years of age)

Even though we have all these rights and constitutional provisions and privileges for women but then also lunatics are at a loose in India.

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