A Study of Legislative Framework for Women Protection in India

Abstract

Woman is one of the important parts of our society. They are known as a strong pillar of our society. Gender-based discrimination is also a burning question in front of us. Presently, we are living in modern age still they are included in vulnerable group. Somehow women became victim of mentally or physical violence in male-dominated society. They want special care and protection by law. Indian government provides many laws for protection of women. Constitutional law of India is supreme law in India, and by this law, fundamental rights are given to each and every person. Domestic violence is one of the gender-based violence against women in India, and women are protected by DV Act, 2005. Marital Rights and property rights are given by separate personal laws. In this paper, researcher shall try to analyse legislative framework for women protection in India with special reference to the Constitutional law of India, Protection of women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (Baijal in Law of protection of women from domestic violence, 2nd ed., 2020 [1]) and Personal Acts. After completion of the paper, researcher shall find out lacuna of the present legislative framework and give suggestion for effectiveness of law.