WOMEN AND CRIMINAL LAW

Guru Nanak Dev University · LL.B. Semester 5

Unit I

Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986 · Sexual Harassment of Women at workplaces · Constitutional provisions to Protect Interests of Women · Reservation for Women, Uniform Civil Code · Judgments:- · 1. Visakha V. State of Rajasthan, AIR 1997 SC · 2. Chandra Rajakumari V. Commissioner ofPolice, Hyderabad, AIR 1998 AP 302.

Unit II

Provisions in the Indian Penal code relating to Women: · SS.304 B, 354, 366 to 366B, 375 to 376D, 493 to 498A, 509 · Judgments:- · 1. Delhi Domestic Working Women's Forum V. Union of India, 1995 (1) SCC 14 · 2. Rupan Deol Bajaj V. KPS Gill, 1995 SCC (Cr.) 1089

Unit III

Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) Act, 1994 · Judgments:- · 1. CEHAT Masum & Sabu George V. Union of India, 2001

2.1Pre-conception and pre-natal diagnostic techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994 and Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971

Unit IV

Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 · Judgments:- · 1. S R Batra V. Smt Taruna Batra, 2006 (13) SCALE 652.

Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005