Is it our own society?

Every rape causes social death of the suffered woman. Rapists are the best example of worst mentality in any society. In India, after flooded rape cases, women’s protection and their security is become a matter of greater concern. Delhi gang-rape case slaps on the face of our so called “intellectual” society. This incident shows complete failure of our Legislation, Executive and Judiciary in taking proper concerns of women’s respect and their rights. By nature, women, being physically less stronger than men, are not able to protect themselves or to restrict against these (sexual assault and rape) kind of violence. To provide them some kind of restrictions against these sexual offences, it is State’s duty to take some efficient measures in form of stringent punishment and strict laws for crime against women. Protection of Women against Sexual Harassment at Workplace Bill, 2010 is not sufficient to curb such kind of activities. There should be a special law for crime against women having stringent punishment not only for the commission of the offence but also for “attempt to commit an offence” and “abetment of the offence” as we have in the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 for sexual offences against children. Special courts for speedy trail, women friendly procedures, relief and rehabilitation of women, etc. must be State's priority while curbing out such a heinous crime against women. Society, also, has to play a major role in regulation of itself. The morality and respect for women must be injected into coming generation’s blood through education and family values. Without protection of women from sexual offences and other violence, their empowerment will have no mean in practical.