Chief Justice of India J S Khehar said on 08th March, 2017 (Wednesday), that making strict laws was not sufficient to prevent crimes against women. He emphasized that the mindset of society had to change to ensure women enjoy equal status as men.
"A man goes outside his house as per his will, but wife has to take permission for the same. A man spends money as he chooses but wife spends as per his nod. A man is considered to be the master of the house but not wife, because she cooks, washes clothes, keeps the house clean and makes all efforts to make life comfortable. This is the mindset which must change. Kids also see the behaviour of their parents and follow the same mindset where a girl child is treated as liability and a boy is considered as a future asset", he said.
Speaking at a seminar organised by Supreme Court's Gender Sensitisation and Internal Complaints Committee, Khehar said there was Psychological as well as Physiological issues behind rape and eve-teasing. He said crimes against women were more prevalent in lower strata of society and it was not only punishment which could set things right. He said that needs of the poor and deprived must be taken care of by the society.
Justice Deepak Misra said that putting restriction on women's freedom was a medieval practice that must be done away. He said a progressive society should not tolerate gender discrimination.
Justice R Bhanumathi, the Gender Sensitisation and Internal Complaints Committee (GSICC) chief and the lone woman Supreme Court Judge, said that the Court has always been upfront in protecting the rights of women and in implementing constitutional mandate against gender discrimination.
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