2025, Vol. 7, Issue 11, Part B

In India, women are frequently denied their basic right to dignity, not to mention the issue of gender parity. Beginning at birth, when the foetus enters the mother's womb through female foeticides and pre-birth sex selection, infanticide and the widespread preference for a male offspring are crimes against women and an infringement on the constitutionally protected right to life. One of the most pervasive abuses of human rights is crime against women. It transcends age, colour, culture, money, and location and can involve physical, sexual, psychological, and financial abuse.
It happens in households, on the streets, at work, in agricultural areas, in camps for displaced people, and during emergencies and conflicts. It can take many different forms from the most common types of sexual and domestic abuse. Laws are being developed to protect women from violence in their families and communities and to grant them ownership rights over their property. The purpose of this study is to better comprehend crime against women in the current context. To that end, the author attempts to list the various enacted laws passed thus far that have the potential to empower women and reduce crime against them.