Issues and challenges with changing perspectives of outraging the modesty of women in India
Keywords:
harassment, women, violence, sex, men, rapeAbstract
The number of women's rights violations is steadily rising. This has taken a toll on women's life, causing mental and physical suffering. In Section 354 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, the concept of outraging women's modesty is thoroughly defined. The use of violence or illegal force with the goal to dishonor a person without any grave provocation is covered by Section 355. Furthermore, section 509 makes outraging modesty a crime. It is common knowledge that features of assault and unlawful force demand extensive explanation. It's difficult to deny that these offences have been on the rise in society. However, it has been noted that the abuse of these specialized and important legislation is widespread. Additional provisions appear to have been added as a result of the code modifications. This study seeks to examine the legal interpretations of Sections 354 and 509, as well as the current situation and the continued misuse of the laws. This Paper also attempts to analyze the interpretations made by courts in various situations and proposes modifications to strengthen the laws in light of changing circumstances, with a particular focus on the in-depth meaning of assault, criminal force, and other key phrases in that respect.
Downloads
References
Arjun P.Aggarwal, Sexual Harassment in the workplace (Butterworth’s, Toronto, 2000)
Dr.N.Maheswara Swamy, “New dimensions of Article 21”, 3 SCJ 79(1997).
Dziech Billie Wright, et.al. The Lecherous Professor: Sexual Harassment on Campus (University of Illinois Press, Chicago,1990).
Indira Jaising, The Lawyers Collective, women’s rights initiative, ‘Law relating to Sexual Harassment of women at work place ( Central Law Publishing, New Delhi, 2001)
Michele A Paludi, Definitions and Incidence of Academic and Workplace Sexual Harassment(Suny Press Albany, New York, 1stedn., 1991)
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
Copyright (c) 2022 International journal of health sciences
![Creative Commons License](http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-nd/4.0/88x31.png)
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
Articles published in the International Journal of Health Sciences (IJHS) are available under Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives Licence (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). Authors retain copyright in their work and grant IJHS right of first publication under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Users have the right to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles in this journal, and to use them for any other lawful purpose.
Articles published in IJHS can be copied, communicated and shared in their published form for non-commercial purposes provided full attribution is given to the author and the journal. Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgment of its initial publication in this journal.
This copyright notice applies to articles published in IJHS volumes 4 onwards. Please read about the copyright notices for previous volumes under Journal History.