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SIGN A PETITION FOR ZERO TOLERANCE
This petition was published by Yuva Satta on Nov 03, 2011
We usually take pride in us being Mumbaikars and the city being safe as far as women are concerned. But sexual harassment is a less talked about subject that afflicts 50% of the population.
It is a known fact, that every woman, be it then as our mothers, sisters, wives or friends, has suffered this indignation at some point in time and so much so that most of them silently bear this humiliation. It has become impossible for woman to move freely without a constant worry and a deeply ingrained fear. What further, complicates matters is the attached stigma, which prevents most women from standing up against this crime.
Police insensitivity in such cases and the lacunae in the law (Section 354 of the IPC is a cognizable but bailable offence, and bail is know to be granted in a vast majority of the cases; while section 509 of the IPC is non-congizable and doesn't even reflect on the criminal record of the perpetrator of the crime) compound the situation further.
The Govt. of Maharshtra has demonstrated in the past, that it can act and produce results should it choose to. The best known example in recent memory being the Campaign against Drinking and Driving which has set a strong precedent till today, as regards the no-nonsense approach of the Govt. Machinery and agencies. We need to change the casual approach towards this evil crime, which can only be done by strong enforcement of the existing laws, strengthening sections of the law which have lacunae as mentioned above and genuinely empowering women as opposed to mere lip service.
You have been speaking about making section 354 as a non-bailable offence and the same had been widely reported in the press. Sadly, there has been nothing tangible and the proposal still remains on the anvil.
The famous dictum, 'The role of the government is to make it easy for people to do good and difficult to do evil' is more relevant than ever.We therefore request you to act swiftly and decisively in this regard.
We, the undersigned, call on Mr R R Patil, Hon'ble Home Minister, Govt. of Maharashtra to strengthen sections 354 and 509 of the IPC by making them both cognizable and non-bailable offenses as has been on the anvil. This is necessary given the universal and perrenial menace of ‘Eve-Teasing' which is nothing but 'Sexual Harassment'. Also, we implore you to issue strict directions to the Police Machinery of the state to handle such cases stringently and with due sensitivity and in the manner appropriately laid down by the law, such that a strong message goes to society in general and lumpen elements in particular, so that a strong precedent can be set and incidents like these can be prevented in the future.
It is a known fact, that every woman, be it then as our mothers, sisters, wives or friends, has suffered this indignation at some point in time and so much so that most of them silently bear this humiliation. It has become impossible for woman to move freely without a constant worry and a deeply ingrained fear. What further, complicates matters is the attached stigma, which prevents most women from standing up against this crime.
Police insensitivity in such cases and the lacunae in the law (Section 354 of the IPC is a cognizable but bailable offence, and bail is know to be granted in a vast majority of the cases; while section 509 of the IPC is non-congizable and doesn't even reflect on the criminal record of the perpetrator of the crime) compound the situation further.
The Govt. of Maharshtra has demonstrated in the past, that it can act and produce results should it choose to. The best known example in recent memory being the Campaign against Drinking and Driving which has set a strong precedent till today, as regards the no-nonsense approach of the Govt. Machinery and agencies. We need to change the casual approach towards this evil crime, which can only be done by strong enforcement of the existing laws, strengthening sections of the law which have lacunae as mentioned above and genuinely empowering women as opposed to mere lip service.
You have been speaking about making section 354 as a non-bailable offence and the same had been widely reported in the press. Sadly, there has been nothing tangible and the proposal still remains on the anvil.
The famous dictum, 'The role of the government is to make it easy for people to do good and difficult to do evil' is more relevant than ever.We therefore request you to act swiftly and decisively in this regard.
We, the undersigned, call on Mr R R Patil, Hon'ble Home Minister, Govt. of Maharashtra to strengthen sections 354 and 509 of the IPC by making them both cognizable and non-bailable offenses as has been on the anvil. This is necessary given the universal and perrenial menace of ‘Eve-Teasing' which is nothing but 'Sexual Harassment'. Also, we implore you to issue strict directions to the Police Machinery of the state to handle such cases stringently and with due sensitivity and in the manner appropriately laid down by the law, such that a strong message goes to society in general and lumpen elements in particular, so that a strong precedent can be set and incidents like these can be prevented in the future.
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