एन. एच. आई. डी. सी. एल. क्षेत्रीय कार्यालय - गंगटोक द्वारा सिलीगुड़ी टैक्सी स्टैंड पर अतिक्रमण मुक्त राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग के लिए एक जागरूकता कार्यक्रम आयोजित किया गया।

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  एन. एच. आई. डी. सी. एल. क्षेत्रीय कार्यालय - गंगटोक द्वारा सिलीगुड़ी टैक्सी स्टैंड पर अतिक्रमण मुक्त राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग के लिए एक जागरूकता कार्यक्रम आयोजित किया गया। राष्ट्रीय राजमार्गों को अतिक्रमण मुक्त और सुरक्षित बनाने की दिशा में एक महत्वपूर्ण कदम उठाते हुए राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग एवं अवसंरचना विकास निगम लिमिटेड (एन. एच. आई. डी. सी. एल.) क्षेत्रीय कार्यालय - गंगटोक ने दिनांक 14.10.2024 को सुबह 11:00 बजे सिलीगुड़ी टैक्सी स्टैंड, गंगटोक पर एक जागरूकता कार्यक्रम का आयोजन किया। इस कार्यक्रम का उद्देश्य स्थानीय लोगों और वाहन चालकों को राष्ट्रीय राजमार्गों पर अतिक्रमण से होने वाले खतरों और इसके कानूनी परिणामों के बारे में जागरूक कराना था। एन. एच. आई. डी. सी. एल., क्षेत्रीय कार्यालय - गंगटोक द्वारा यह पहल राष्ट्रीय स्तर पर सड़क सुरक्षा को बढ़ावा देने और राष्ट्रीय राजमार्गों पर होने वाले दुर्घटनाओं को कम करने के उद्देश्य से की गई। राजमार्गों के किनारे अतिक्रमण, जैसे अवैध निर्माण, अस्थायी दुकानें और अनधिकृत पार्किंग, यातायात के प्रवाह को बाधित करते हैं, और दुर्घटनाओं की संभावना को बढ़ाते ...

Feminism as a Tool to Exploit Men

This Blog is written By Miss. Shalini Yadav, Student of Lloyd Law College, Greater Noida


“Protect women but don't harass men"
Introduction
Earlier criminal laws were generally men based the reason behind this was less access of women to the social world as they are considered better for household work and men are the ones who got the opportunity to go out and work, so the crime earlier was mainly committed by male strata of the society. As demand arose for women empowerment and their rights, the concept of feminism also emerged. In India, we mainly talk about women's empowerment, equality, women's rights, women's harassment but no one talks about the crime committed by women in the name of feminism. Crime done by women is as low as compared to men but crime is a crime and it is not important whether it is done by men or a woman, what is important is motive and intention. This article focuses on the rise of feminism and what are its pros and cons and how it is affecting men's rights.
History of Feminism and Feminist Criminology
The history of feminism can be divided into three waves.   In India,  The first wave evolved in the nineteenth and early twenty century, social reform movement having the way for the growth of women's writing.  In the 20th century, women's groups emerged for women's participation in politics. The 1970s and 1980s were marked as an important period for the Indian feminism because issues related to land rights, divorce laws,  custody,  dowry, rape, sexual harassment, political representation were raised by women. And from the 1990s till the 21st century had changed the ideology frame and women had got equal rights and opportunities like men.
But with the development of feminism crime has also increased. The concept of feminist criminology arose.  It was developed in the late 1990s and 1970s. Feminist criminology is basically a study of crime committed by women and those are murder, shoplifting, theft, prostitution, child kidnapping, etc. And with time, the concept of feminism has been changed and now it is used as a tool of harassment of men.
Concept of Feminism and its Pros and Cons
The word "feminism" is not of an Indian origin, it has originated from the Western world. It is basically an ideology, a social and political movement that is known for sharing a common motive i.e. to achieve a common goal; to achieve social, political, economical, personal, or professional rights and authorities for women as enjoyed by men. But like every concept, feminism also has some pros and cons.  If we talk about positive, it carves the path of self-respect, and women are enjoying social status in society. It helps men to understand their role in the house and promotes them to spend more time with children and family. It helps in promoting equality in marital relationships. And because of feminism women can easily put out their voices and fight for their rights. But feminism also has certain cons as well, which is not less than a crime nowadays, resulting in as a weapon against men. Women are filing false cases of domestic violence, rape, molestation, and dowry against men. The main reason behind filing a false case is either to extort money or defame them or hurt them or take revenge from them in order to show them self-superiority and another person inferior.
According to National Crime Record Bureau report 2018, 2,875 cases field in India were false while there was insufficient evidence in 1093 cases to proceed[1]. The Delhi high court in one of its judgment directed police to take action against women who were found to have filed a false case of rape by misusing the process of la. Recently, a 17-year boy from guru gram committed suicide after a minor girl had made a serious allegation against him on her Instagram account without any evidence. The boy was trolled by several people and was getting messages. He was unable to deal with them and went into depression and committed suicide. 
Another serious allegation which is used by women to exploit men is filing of false dowry cases against husband and in-laws.  One of the important cases is Nisha Sharma v.  Manish Dalal 2003, Nisha made national headlines when she refused to marry and alleged that she to be husband Manish and his family members had made a dowry demand. The court dismissed the charges against Manish and his family by observing that Nisha's decision to call off marriage was pre-planned and there was insufficient evidence to prove the allegation.  Manish and his family were in jail for 9 years. The question that arose from this case was that, whether anti-dowry laws are against men and their families only?[2] 
In July 2017, the Supreme Court in one of its judgments held that people accused of dowry harassment should not be arrested until charges were verified. The court ordered the authorities to stop misuse of the anti-dowry law taking into consideration that a large number of false cases were being filed.[3]
In 2011- 2013,   31,292 cases of cruelty by husband and in-laws under section 498 A of Indian Penal code[4] were filed by women were false. The high court of Bombay in case of Shri Mangesh Bal Krishna Bhoir V.  Sab Leena Mangesh Bhoir 2015, the court held that whenever wife files a false complaint against husband and its family members were acquitted and no case was made out against them, then such an act of wife would constitute cruelty.  Court also added that the husband can seek divorce on this ground. [5]
Conclusion  
So women are not always victim sometimes men are also a victim. Feminism does not mean filing false cases against men in order to take revenge from them or hurt them. Feminism is all about fighting for equal rights, becoming independent, removing inequalities that we have in our system, and fight for yourself. Using feminism as a weapon to harass men will lead to crime commission and crime is a crime regardless of the fact that who does it. Women and men should be equally punished for any crime done by them because crime does not have any gender.  And because of these false cases sometimes women who actually suffer from domestic violence or any other crime did not get justice on time.



¹ https://www.deccanherald.com/national/conviction-rate-for-rape-cases-is-only-272-792820.html
[2] Nisha Sharma v.  Manish Dalal 2003
[3]https://m.economictimes.com/news/politics-and%20nation/supreme-court-modifies-its-order-on-dowry-harassment/amp_articleshow/65806068.cms
[4] Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty — Whoever, being the husband or the relative of the husband of a woman, subjects such woman to cruelty shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and shall also, be liable to fine.
[5] Shri Mangesh Bal Krishna Bhoir V.  Sab Leena Mangesh Bhoir 2015

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