Crimes against women are witnessed all over the world. In Western society, women are more aware to fight any kind of injustice. However, in India in the existing scenario, there are many regions where still their condition is worse due to the lack of education, financial dependency, and lack of stringent laws for the crime against women. This article is a compilation of laws favoring women under the Indian Penal Code, 1860 that every Indian woman must know.

In India, centuries ago where women were worshipped as goddesses, today, the greatest numbers of crimes are reported against women and children. Besides, the traditional, social, or religious pressures have also made them virtual slaves of society. While many Indian women are taking charge of their life and breaking social, cultural barriers for their rights, there are women in small regions who are ill-treated, tortured, fighting for their individuality, respect, and rights. Dowry, female feticide, suicide, prostitution, eve-teasing, abduction, exploitation, and rape are everyday events. Even infants and schoolgirls are not spared. Therefore, the need arises for strict laws favoring women and children.

List of Important laws under Indian Penal Code, 1860, that every Indian woman must know

These sections set the necessities to castigate the offender for the atrocious and crimes against women. Various sections under IPC clearly deals with such crimes.

1. Sections 302, 304B and 306 for provocation for suicide or dowry death and murder

2. Sections 326A and 326B for Acid Attack

3. Section 354 & Section 509 for abusing and insulting the modesty of a woman

4. Section 354A for Sexual harassment to a woman

5. Section 354B for a crime on women with a purpose to divest a woman

6. Section 354C for molestation and tormenting a woman

7. Section 354D for stalking women

8. Sections 363–373 for kidnapping for different purposes

9. Section 366B for trafficking girls

10. Section 375 & 376 for rape

11. Section 376-511 for an attempt to rape

12. Section 376D for gang rape

13. Section 498A for harassment by husband or his relatives

14. Section 509 for word, gesture or act meant to mock the dignity of a woman

15. Section 503 for felonious threatening or bullying

16. Zero FIR –

When a police department records a particular crime, they register the case immediately and begin the investigation, if it’s executed in their field. But when it’s not committed in their jurisdiction, they file the FIR under number 00 ( Zero FIR ) and forward it to the police station, where the offense happened, to continue the investigation.

Regardless of the number of laws to secure the rights and interests of women, the rate of crime against women is increasing daily. However, just laws are not enough to control the increase in crimes against women in our society. The removal of social evils on women from our society and teaching of morals, social ethics, towards women in every human being right from childhood is equally essential to reduce crime rates against women. Still, there is a need to form laws more strict so that any person aiming to commit such crimes hesitates to act and controls in doing so.

References:

http://ncw.nic.in/important-links/List-of-Laws-Related-to-Women

https://www.iitk.ac.in/wc/data/IPC_186045.pdf

https://www.iitk.ac.in/wc/data/Majlis_Legal-rights-of-women.pdf

The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Bare Act)

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