- INTRODUCTION :
The constitution of India has granted equal rights to the men and women. According to Art. 14 –
“The State shall not deny to any person equality before law or the equal protection of laws within the
territory of India”. Art. 15 states – “State shall not discriminate against any citizen on grounds only of
religion, race, caste, sex, place of birth or any of them.” But today, it seems that there is a wide gulf
between theory and practice. The women in India have always been considered subordinate to men.
Though the articles contained in the constitution mandates equality and non – discrimination on the
grounds of sex, women is always discriminated and dishonoured in Indian society. Although various
efforts have been taken to improve the status of women in India, the constitutional dream of gender
equality is miles away from becoming a reality.
Though, Human Rights are the minimum rights which are compulsorily obtainable by every
individual as he/she is a member of human society. But it has been found that each and every right of
the women is being violated in one or another way. The crimes against women in India are increasing
at a very fast pace. The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) had predicted that growth rate of
crime against women would be higher than the population growth by 2010, which was found to be
true. The table below represents a list of top 6 most dangerous states in India in terms of crimes
against Women
CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF STATUS OF WOMEN RIGHTS IN INDIA
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