Of course we can assume that today's women have liberty to choose partner and play stronger and equal role in love marriage relationship, but the only fact is that incidents of violence against women especially for love marriages or entering into relationships are on increasing way in the country. A feminist legal group which findings are really shocking has revealed the facts.
According to Association for Advocacy and Legal Initiatives (AALI), which advocates the women's to choice of marriages and relationship, finds that in most cases the police and the legal system stood against the women.
AALI sources say that Opposition from the community is expected in cases of inter-caste or inter-religious marriages. But the real problem is when the police and the lower judiciary ignore and violate basic legal and constitutional provisions.
AALI findings revealed that in Uttar Pradesh, there were 139 cases of violence against women for exercising their right to choice in relationships. In 103 of the cases, either the woman or her partner or both were killed.
In fact the situation in UP is not the single story for the issues, the fact is that this scenario is same as in the entire country.
The group also released a handbook with analysis of the constitutional provisions and laws impacting age of consent to sexual relationships. Geeta Ramaseshan, a Madras High Court advocate, did the analysis.
(With inputs from IANS)
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