A STUDY ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN: SERIOUS PROBLEM IN INDIAN SOCIETY
Author – ESHA CHATTERJEE, STUDENT OF BIRLA GLOBAL UNIVERSITY, BHUBANESHWAR
Best Citation – ESHA CHATTERJEE, A STUDY ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN: SERIOUS PROBLEM IN INDIAN SOCIETY, Law and Social Policy Review, 1 (1) of 2023, Pg. 41-45, ISBN – 978-81-960677-7-9.
ABSTRACT:
Domestic violence is a practice that exists in almost every country. It usually happens when one person dominates other in the family it is repeating pattern of behaviour of the dominating person. The term domestic violence and family violence is interchangeable. That means violence between two or more person who is in relationships. The word domestic violence is used in sec 9 and 11 of crimes domestic and personal violence act[1], 2007 and sec 4AB of family law act[2], 1975. Many people believe that alcohol, drugs, stress, mental illness causes domestic violence. Most of the women experience domestic violence because of no employment, social security, lack of knowledge, their child’s education and many more things.
Domestic violence is a phenomenon which is gender specific and in built in our system. In India from the early childhood family and society teaches some special values which results in gender discrimination as well as domestic violence. The national family health survey[3] 2005-2006 says that 47% of women of India believe that domestic violence is justifiable. According to Shikha, an educated housewife says that she initially protested whenever she suffers physical abuse but after some time she accepted that because of her child and society pressure. Now she believes that this is normal and it is her life and she lives with husband rather to live alone.
Most of the women not even take legal action. According to Mr. Sinha[4], lawyer of Jharkhand high court and family court says that only 5%of women take legal action. Because despite of laws make for them if they take any legal action they will not get any financial and emotional support from their own family members. For such biased attitude of the society the women who wants to fight they even compromise with the situation and accepts the physical abuse.
Do anyone have think that many laws has been made for prevention of domestic violence but the cases are still increasing. There may be two reasons, first, the women were not aware about their rights and 2nd due to lack of courage because in most of the cases the accused were mostly their own relatives or the person with whom they are very close. And due to lack of support they don’t take any legal action. Thus, this work is a humble attempt to highlight the serious issue of violence against women in Indian society.
[1] Crimes domestic and personal violence act, 2007
[2] Family law act, 1975
[3] National family health survey, 2005-2006
[4] Mr. Sinha, lawyer of Jharkhand high court and family court.