CRIME AGAINST

WOMEN
P R E S E N T E D B Y:

KHUSHI JANI

M U S K A A N B AT R A

N I K I TA B O R A N A

(1ST SEM – BSC.FORENSIC SCIENCE – PIASR)

P R E S E N T E D T O : M S . H E E N A L M E H TA M A’ A M
CONTENT
Role of women in the society
Crime against women under IPC
Rape
Dowry death
Acid attack
Conclusion
Reference
Thank you

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ROLE OF WOMEN IN THE
SOCIETY
In India, the fight for the betterment of women’s condition in society was started by men social
reformers in the early 19th century. Later on, women themselves started forming organizations
and at local and later national levels also. Most of these organizations worked to end social evils
against women but the years around the independence saw the demand for political rights and
reform of personal laws as well.
The post-independent world saw women standing together against rigid societal norms and
patriarchy, taking up issues like violence against women, gender equality, gender justice, etc.

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 CRIME AGAINST WOMEN UNDER
IPC
Crimes against women under IPC :
(i) Rape (Section 376, IPC).
(ii) Attempt to commit rape (Section 376/511).
(iii) Kidnapping and Abduction of Woman (Sections 363, 364, 364-A, 366).
(iv) Dowry Deaths (Section 304-B).
(v) Assault on woman with intent to outrage her modesty (Section 354). (a) sexual harassment of women
(Section 354-A);(b) assault on woman with intent to outrage her modesty (Section 354-C);(c) Voyeurism
(Section 354-D).
(vi) Insult to the modesty of women (Section 509).
(vii) Cruelty by husband or his relatives (Section 498-A).
(viii) Importation of girl from foreign country (upto 21 years of age) (Section 366-B).

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 RAPE
375. Rape-A man is said to commit "rape" if he
(a) penetrates his penis, to any extent, into the vagina, mouth, urethra of anus of a woman or makes
her to do so with him or any other person ; or
(b) inserts, to any extent, any object or a part of the body, not being the penis, into the vagina, the
urethra or anus of a woman or makes her to do so with him or any other person; or
(c) manipulates any part of the body of a woman so as to cause penetration into the vagina, urethra,
anus or any part of body of such woman or makes her to do so with him or any other person.

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CASE STUDY
Nirbhaya” is the pseudonym used for the rape victim of the infamous 16 December 2012 Delhi
gang rape incident. On just another chilly December night in Delhi, Nirbhaya and her friend were
returning from a movie theatre, they were waiting for a bus. One of the would-be culprits
convinced them to get on an empty bus with tinted windows. They were assaulted by six males,
one of whom was a minor, aged 17.
COURT VERDICT
A three-judge bench, through a unanimous verdict, upheld the Delhi High Court judgement that
had concurred with the trial court decision of the case.Mukesh (29), Pawan (22), Vinay Sharma
(23) and Akshay Kumar Singh (31) were hanged till death for the brutality they had shown against
a woman of the country.

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REFORMS
On December 23, 2012, a three-member committee led by former Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court Justice J.S. Verma was formed to recommend changes to the Criminal Law that would
allow criminals convicted of sexual assault against women to be tried more quickly and receive
harsher penalty.
The Justice JS Verma committeee was set up after the Nirbhaya incident of December 2012 and
submitted its recommendations on strengthening the laws to curb crimes against women.

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DRAWBACKS
There are many cases till date which are not even filed because the victim has been raped by
their own family member.
Apart from the family , if anything like this happens – a girl is told not to speak about it to avoid
bad reputation of the family and maintain a social status in the society.
Delay in filling of the case and collection of evidence may result in contamination of the crime
scene – e.g. – delay in the collection of seminal fluid from the victim’s body can result in lack of
evidence during the court trial.
Marital rape is still not considered a crime under the IPC of India. It states that a husband cannot
be guilty of rape, since “by their mutual matrimonial consent and contract the wife has given
up herself in this kind to the husband”.

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DOWRY DEATH
304B. Dowry death. (1) Where the death of a woman is caused by any burns or bodily injury
or occurs otherwise than under normal circumstances within seven years of her marriage and it is
shown that soon before her death she was subjected to cruelty or harassment by her husband or
any relative of her husband for, or in connection with, any demand for dowry, such death shall be
called "dowry death", and such husband or relative .Whoever commits dowry death shall be
punished with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than seven years but which may
extend to imprisonment for life.]
 Classification of Offence: Cognizable-Non-bailable-Triable by Court of Session

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 CASE STUDY
Ayesha Banu Case
In February 2021, Ayesha Banu, a 24-year-old woman from Ahmedabad, recorded a video of herself speaking
about the harassment she was facing for dowry from her husband before she jumped into the Sabarmati river
and committed suicide.
Rashika Agarwal Case
In March 2021, another 25-year-old woman Rashika Agarwal fell to her death at her in-laws’ place in a posh
locality in Kolkata. Her family claimed that she was tortured by her husband and others, and that they had
given Rs. 7 crore as dowry.
Husband sought 1 Kilo Gold
In 2020, a 40-year-old man was arrested in Ahmedabad for sexually molesting his 14-year-old daughter and
abusing his wife for dowry. In another case, narrated by a police inspector, the husband took 1 kg of gold from
the girl’s family as dowry in Bangalore. The wife was then tortured for cash within few weeks of the marriage,
and upon denial, she was burnt alive

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 REFORMS
No special committees were made against dowry death but the following laws were passed by
the government to prevent dowry practice and deaths due to the same in india:
Dowry Prohibition Act, Indian law, enacted on May 1, 1961, intended to prevent the giving or
receiving of a dowry. Under the Dowry Prohibition Act, dowry includes property, goods, or money
given by either party to the marriage, by the parents of either party, or by anyone else in connection
with the marriage, he shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to six months, or
with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both.
Section 498A. Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty. [Whoever,
being the husband or the relative of the husband of a woman, subjects such woman to cruelty shall be
punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and shall also be liable
to fine.]

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DRAWBACKS
There are many cases which are not even filed because of family pressure and social norms that
a woman has to go through.
If the victim has no financial or moral support , she will not be able to overcome and fight
against almost all her family. Many cases are such where the victim’s parents force her to not go
against her in-laws for the dowry case and if something happens and her husband asks for a
divorce , no support is given to the victim by her former family .
Most of the times , the victim has to go through not only mental but physical torture too.
Being caught in the family and having kids adds to the liability which makes it difficult for a
woman to go against her family.

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ACID ATTACK
326A. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid, etc.-Whoever grievous hurt by causes
permanent or partial damage or deformity to, or burns or maims or disfigure or disables, any part
or parts of the body of a person or causes throwing acid on or by administering acid to that
person, or by using any other imprisonment means with the intention of causing or with the
knowledge that he is likely to cause such injury or hurt, shall be punished with imprisonment of
either description for a term which shall not be less than ten years but which may extend to for
life, and with fine.

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CASE STUDY
Laxmi Agarwal [15-year-old seventh-grader] [in 2005] her assailant, Naeem Khan (32)
[AKAGuddu] threw acid on her after she denied his proposal.
Guddu and his brother’s girlfriend Rakhi attacked her and left her unconscious on the street in
Delhi’s Khan Market.
Court verdict –
She took Naeem Khan to court with her parents by her side as pillars of fortitude. After a four-
year trial, Guddu was sentenced to ten years in prison, while Rakhi received a seven-year
sentence.

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REFORMS
She also filed a petition in the Supreme Court with 27,000 signatures, asking for new laws and
reforms to address acid attack offences, as well as a ban on acid sales.
In July 2013, the Supreme Court announced orders limiting acid sales, compensating victims,
providing aftercare, and rehabilitating survivors, as well as limiting government payments,
reserving seats in educational institutions, and improving employment access.
The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, provides rights to acid attack survivors in
India.
She worked tirelessly to raise awareness about acid attacks in India, which led to the
establishment of the Chhanv foundation in 2014.

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DRAWBACKS
Between 2014 and 2018, there were 1,483 victims of acid attacks in the country, according to
the NCRB data.
Despite Supreme Court ban, acid still being sold in markets at cheap price, no IDs needed.
Some stores sell a bottle of acid labelled as ‘toilet cleaning acid’ for Rs 20-25.

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CONCLUSION
We need to take following steps in order to prevent more and more crime being done against
women:
Despite the Supreme Court's ban on sale of acid except under specific conditions, it is rather
easy to obtain a bottle of acid at local grocery stores. This should not be the case. Despite the
ban by Supreme court and requirement of ID for the selling of acids , it should be checked
properly of to whom and for what purpose the acid is being sold.
For the victims who have been tortured mentally and physically should be given justice rather
than a compensation.The victim’s be provided therapy and other help to them to overcome the
trauma caused.
Marital rape should be considered a crime by law in our country . Just because a woman is
married doesn’t mean she will always consent. This shall be taken into consideration by the
responsible authorities and reforms should be made accordingly .

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REFERENCE
https://www.clearias.com/women-organizations-india/ (role of women in society)
https://www.shethepeople.tv/gender-fact/india-dowry-death-cases/ (case study)
https://blog.ipleaders.in/dowry-death-cruelty-indian-law-/suggested-reforms (reforms for dowry
death)
https://hercircle.in/engage/get-inspired/achievers/the-inspiring-story-of-laxmi-agarwal-and-her-
efforts-to-support-other-acid-attack-survivors-2624.html
[case study]
https://zeenews.india.com/india/despite-supreme-court-ban-acid-still-being-sold-in-markets-at-c
heap-price-no-ids-needed-2317259.html
[zee news]
https://blog.ipleaders.in/ [case study]

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