ATTROCITIES ON WOMEN AND THE LEGAL
REMEDIES TO PREVENT THEM
There
will be no generation of great men, until there are women, free women of free
mothers. There every women deserves sentiments. Women should be honoured and
adorned with appraisal. The religious act of family where women are not
honoured becomes fruitless. The family enjoys perpetual propriety, where women
are delighted. Therefore one should honour women as ‘ PUJYA DEVI’ and refrain
from committing any atrocities upon them.
Equality
on the basis of sex and individuality of women has been recognized by the
Indian Constitution. The number of laws has been enacted to improve the lot of
women, but it has not been successful in changing the status of women. The
women continue to be exploited, as they are dependent, socially, economically
and psychologically upon men.
Education,
an important source of personality development and emancipation has failed to
bring women at par with men. Marriage being the sole purpose of women’s life,
education becomes only a means to attain that purpose.
Women constitute one
of the backward social groups is in the need of special protection. Tradition,
religion and law have conspired to make women subordinate to men. The
subordination of women is against the spirit of democracy, it is against
equality and justice.The abolition of Sati and Lord Bentinck ( Bengal Sati
Regulation, 1929) was no doubt the first legal measure for social reform.
Legalization of widow’s remarriage, prohibition of child marriage and
recognition of widow’s property rights were some of the other reforms made
during British Rule. The Constitution of India, realizing the special need for
ameliorative efforts to bring about equality between man and woman provided the
special provision for women and children. The egalitarian thrust provided the
right to an adequate means of livelihood. The special provision for maternity
relief reveals the anxiety of implementation of social obligation.
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