Between Protection and Prejudice: Misuse of Women-Centric Laws in Contemporary India
Abstract In India there are many women centric laws that have been enacted keeping in view the speedy trial and promising justice to the women that have been abused. When these laws were enacted, they were necessity of the time as women were victims in almost all of the crime which were done against society. They were abused, raped, murdered and also sold as a slave. Women who were married were no exception to this abuse and also suffered the same fate though not in every case but most of the cases, married women were subjected to domestic violence, harassment and also dowery death. Because of this the Legislature enacted laws such as The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 etc. This research paper aims to understand the implication of these laws on society and the evils that misuse of these laws brings. It includes case studies to illustrate ...