From time immemorial, married women in India have been defencelessly enduring cruelty and domestic violence at the hands of men. Cruelty against women was difficult to prove and to make it worse, there was no specific law aiming to safeguard … Continue reading A dismal setback to sec. 498A IPC
There are plethora of laws in India like Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO), Prohibition of Child Marriage Act (PCM), Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act (PWDV), Commissions for Protection of Child Rights Act (CPCR) and Indian … Continue reading POCSO v. IPC: Menace of Child Marriage in India
This article is written by Simran Bhinder. Simran is a fourth-year law student at O P JINDAL GLOBAL UNIVERSITY. A very prominent feature of Criminal law in India is the fact that there is a very clear gender bias. I say … Continue reading PINK OR BLUE ? –The gender bias within the Indian Penal Code
