VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN INDIA

AUTHOR- ANU YADAV, STUDENT AT KES’ SHRI JAYANTILAL H. PATEL LAW COLLEGE, MUMBAI

BEST CITATION – ANU YADAV, VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN INDIA, INDIAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL REVIEW (IJLR), 5 (1) OF 2025, PG. 1239-1244, APIS – 3920 – 0001 & ISSN – 2583-2344.

ABSTRACT

 Violence against women in India refers to acts of sexual or physical abuse, usually carried out by men, against Indian women.  In India, common types of violence against women include sexual assault, domestic abuse, and murder.  There have been reports of violence against women in India, including rape, acid throwing, dowry killings, honor killings, and forced prostitution of young girls.  According to police records in India, The percentage of crime rate against women in India has increased. This brutal type of assault and disfigurement can affect women of any class, caste, creed, or religion.  Any form of abuse that poses a threat to women is regarded as domestic violence in India; this includes sexual, psychological, and physical abuse of any partner, past or present.  The Dowry Prohibition Act, passed by the Indian government in 1961, outlawed dowry demands in wedding contracts.  Nonetheless, there have been several reports of homicides, suicides, and domestic abuse linked to dowries.  Many of these occurrences were documented in the 1980s.

Key Words – Violence, right, Domestic violence, Dowry, Rape, protection, human, women.