CAPF: Report: Domestic Violence Against Women in India

Report: Domestic Violence Against Women in India

Date: xx/xx/xxxx

Place: xyz

The term “Domestic Violence”, means, violence is towards someone with whom we are in relation with. Here anyone can be the victim or victimizer; brother, sister, son, daughter, wife, father, and mother etc. In Indian, the society is crippled with violence against female, be it on the name of dowry or in form of marital rape or acid attacks, beating, female fetuses etc.  

In order the prevent violence, the govt has enacted “The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005”, where aggrieved can file complain with protection officer,  police officer or magistrate if her right to life is violated by act of husband or relatives. Such a complain should be considered  prima facie evidence of offence, for further investigation.

Even in presence of law, the 2012 report of National Crime Records Bureau, shows tantalizing figure, in which a crime against women is recorded in every 3 minutes in India. Every, 30 minute, a woman is raped in the country, and Every 6 hours, a married woman is found beaten to death, burnt or driven to suicide. These are the reported figures; the actual unreported figures must be very high.  Thus, there is a need for stricter laws, awareness among women of their rights and awareness among people to treat women as equals.