Book Description
The most dreaded, yet the most frequent; the most tabooed, yet the most discussed; the most traumatic, yet the most discarded: possibly, that is how one would describe the term 'rape'. The gravity and brutality of the offence has drawn concerns from all quarters; yet the offence has continued unabated, with abysmally low conviction rates, even lighter and sometimes, erratic sentencing patterns and unsympathetic treatment of its victims. Rape Laws in India is a bold attempt on the part of the author to encourage a debate amongst the policy makers, judges and academicians. It analyses core issues in rape laws in force in India. The subject has