In-laws, Outlaws and the Rule of Law


--Leena Mehendale


          What are the pre-conditions for empowerment of women for which we are all so keen? As analyzed earlier, (ibid) access to relevant education, economic opportunities and freedom from violence are the key factors. Availability of the first two is a pre- condition that is necessary but not sufficient. In past fifty years various Government schemes were formulated for providing education (it can be doubted whether it was also relevant education) and to some extent economic opportunities. However, there was no conscious scheme for freedom from violence or speedy justice delivery.

          This is, perhaps, the reason for this very typical situation in which women, both educated or uneducated, working outside or inside the “home” find themselves. Although it can be a matter of part satisfaction that a state or a region can concentrate its efforts on one type of crime against women, the academicians and activists will have to consider what option can they offer to women.

Rape and Dowry Death: Among all crimes the most heinous are the two crimes of rape and dowry death against women. The threat of first clips the wings of a woman ready to take up all flights into freedom and achievement. It cripples her mentally and hurts physically beyond the imagination of anyone else. Dowry death, on the other hand, arises out of a mentality that denies the women equal status and respect even in supposedly “her own” house.

Chart 1 gives a state-wise comparison between rates of rape and that of dowry death. A scatter graph plotting these two shows that Delhi has high rates in both. Most of the states with high rates of rape have low dowry deaths and vice versa.

States with high rate for rape (greater than 400 per crore ) but low for dowry deaths are: mizoram, Arunachal, Himachal, Assam, A&N islands.

State with high rate for dowry deaths (more than 125 per crore) but low rate for rape are UP, Haryana, Punjab.

States in which both the rates are on the lower side are Manipur, Gujrat, Karnatak and Tamilnadu. Lakshdweep has no crime against women.

The district with highest rape rate (687) is East Siang in Arunachal Pradesh,  while  that with highest dowry death rate (300) is Mainpuri in UP.

The state level aggregate is not a very powerful indicator as it tends to average out the local level extremes. Yet, within the state the same either- or pattern is found to be repeating  Exceptions to this observation are

A district wise analysis shows two peculiar features. Out of first 50 districts having high rape rate 27 are from MP. Similarly, out of first 50 districts having high dowry death rates 21 are from UP. (charts 3 and 4). Further, the 50 districts of chart 3 do not have dowry death rates exceeding 200 while the 50 districts of chart 4 do not have rape rate exceeding 400. It is possible that both types of crimes arise mainly from a typical power mongering male attitude and the banter that women are enemies of women as often quoted while referring to the role of mother- in- law is really not the main cause for the dowry deaths. This line of argument deserves further consideration.

Punjab shows a disturbing feature. Here the rate of  crime against women and that of total crimes are both among  of the lowest. Yet the rate of Dowry deaths is very high. The 5 states with highest dowry death rates are Delhi 128, Haryana 125, UP 123,  Punjab 75 and Rajasthan 73. This perhaps explains the high rate of female feoticide in Punjab, which, although successfully evaded in all crime recording, nevertheless shows itself through the highly skewed female to male ratio in all age groups and typically in the 0-6 age group. Quite significantly  there is a linear relationship between the low FMR in 0-6 age group as per 2001 census and high rate of dowry deaths. Chart 1 shows 20 states falling in the linear zone. Only UP seems an exception with its high rate of dowry deaths and yet a relatively better FMR.  Chandigarh, Gujrat and HP have low FMR with low rate for dowry death. It is perhaps a result of direct female feoticide or non- recording of dowry deaths.

Organized Crimes: It is also noteworthy that while the NCRB is trying to keep meticulously a record of six major crimes against women, they have to quickly set-up the reporting and monitoring system for the organized crimes in general, and those against women in particular. As yet, there is no separate recording and analysis of  organized gang rapes or mass rapes, organized trafficking and sale of girl children or of their organs.  This lacunae needs to be corrected speedily.

Chart 1:



4 states with maximum crime rate are also the states with highest rape rate. They are Delhi, Rajasthan, MP, Mizoram. A scatter diagram of total crimes Vs rapes shows a general correlation between the two. Hence increase in total crime rate should ring an alarm. It therefore appears that general improvement in the law enforcement is one of the pre- conditions for women’s empowerment. NCRB brings out data on 6 major crimes against women under IPC namely, rape, molestation, abduction, sexual harassment dowry death. <!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]-->

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MP

RAISEN

837

117

MP

SIHORE

789

42

RAJASTHAN

JHALAWAR

837

54

MP

GUNA

765

33

MP

VIDISHA

689

65

RAJASTHAN

BANSWARA

726

38

MP

SAGAR

688

165

MP

BHOPAL

565

63

MP

HOSHANGABAD

671

138

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MP

CHHINDWARA

554

64

DELHI UT

NORTH

590

127

MP

DHAR

531

64

MP

NARASINGHPUR

561

77

MP

DEWAS

513

65

MP

RATLAM

552

86

MP

CHHATARPUR

416

81

MP

DAMOH

513

170

MP

TIKAMGARH

408

85

DELHI UT

CENTRAL

487

87

DELHI UT

SOUTH WEST

379

97

DELHI UT

SOUTH

452

110

MP

PANNA

322

77

HARYANA

KARNAL

422

154

HARYANA

FARIDABAD

283

126

MP

GWALIOR

421

176

MP

SATNA

279

127

MP

JABALPUR

412

125

MP

INDORE

244

155

DELHI UT

NORTH WEST

406

168

DELHI UT

EAST

240

123

DELHI UT

WEST

383

117

RAJASTHAN

BHARATPUR

237

124

DELHI UT

NORTH EAST

355

143

AP

KARIMNAGAR

215

159

MP

MURAINA

317

128

UP

SHAJAHANPUR

213

133

MP

RIWA

242

214

UP

PILIBHIT

212

125

RAJASTHAN

DHOLPUR

236

217

UP

SITAPUR

205

184

HARYANA

REWARI

196

201

UP

BAREILLY

187

164

UP

UNNAO

193

203

UP

ETAWAH

181

202

HARYANA

BHIWANI

193

195

UP

KHERI

178

188

UP

ETAH

165

233

UP

MATHURA

172

180

MAHARASH

AURANGABAD

126

291

UP

FEROZABAD

170

199




state

dist

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dist

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AR PRADESH

SIANG EAST

877

0

UP

MAINPURI

75

300



RAJASTHAN

JHALAWAR

837

54

MAHARASHTRA

AURANGABAD

126

291



MP

RAISEN

837

117

MAHARASHTRA

LATUR

87

247



MP

SIHORE

789

42

BIHAR

MADHEPURA

100

233



HP

KINNAUR

773

0

UP

ETAH

165

233



MP

GUNA

765

33

UP

KANPUR

123

229



RAJASTHAN

BANSWARA

726

38

RAJASTHAN

DHOLPUR

236

217



MP

VIDISHA

689

65

MP

RIWA

242

214



MP

SAGAR

688

165

UP

UNNAO

193

203



MP

HOSHANGABAD

671

138

UP

ETAWAH

181

202



MP

RAJGARH

661

27

HARYANA

REWARI

196

201



MP

BALAGHAT

643

25

UP

FEROZABAD

170

199



MIZORAM

AIZAWL

638

0

HARYANA

BHIWANI

193

195



MP

SARGUJA

605

10

UP

JALAUN

74

195



J&K

RAJOURI

603

8

UP

KHERI

178

188



BIHAR

GUMLA

602

0

HARYANA

SONIPAT

169

188



DELHI UT

NORTH

590

127

UP

AGRA

118

187



RAJASTHAN

BUNDI

572

50

UP

SITAPUR

205

184



MP

BHOPAL

565

63

MAHARASHTRA

DHULE

112

183



MP

NARASINGHPUR

561

77

UP

MATHURA

172

180



MIZORAM

LUNGLEI

557

0

MP

GWALIOR

421

176



MP

CHHINDWARA

554

64

UP

ALIGARH

162

174



MP

RATLAM

552

86

MP

DAMOH

513

170



MP

SHAJAPUR

550

20

HARYANA

JIND

131

169



BIHAR

KISHANGANJ

546

6

DELHI UT

NORTH WEST

406

168



MP

DURG

542

43

UP

FATEHPUR

110

168



MP

DHAR

531

64

MP

SAGAR

688

165



MP

RAJNANDGAON

513

35

UP

BAREILLY

187

164



MP

DAMOH

513

170

MP

BHIND

169

161



MP

DEWAS

513

65

AP

KARIMNAGAR

215

159



MP

SHIVPURI

497

44

MP

INDORE

244

155



MAHARASHTRA

NAGPUR

496

40

HARYANA

KARNAL

422

154



DELHI UT

CENTRAL

487

87

AP

RANGA REDDY

101

147



MP

MANDLA

475

19

UP

BARABANKI

160

144



ASSAM

LAKHIMPUR

470

0

DELHI UT

NORTH EAST

355

143



MAHARASHTRA

GADCHIROLI

454

11

UP

HARDOI

178

141



DELHI UT

SOUTH

452

110

HARYANA

MAHENDRAGARH

139

139



ASSAM

HAILAKANDI

444

12

MP

HOSHANGABAD

671

138



MP

BETUL

435

62

UP

BULANDSHAHAR

137

137



HARYANA

KARNAL

422

154

UP

SHAJAHANPUR

213

133



MP

GWALIOR

421

176

UP

JAUNPUR

36

132



J&K

UDHAMPUR

421

0

UP

BADAUN

191

131



KERALA

WAYANADU

419

27

BIHAR

NALANDA

88

130



MP

CHHATARPUR

416

81

MP

MURAINA

317

128



MAHARASHTRA

AMRAVATI

413

42

MP

SATNA

279

127



MP

JABALPUR

412

125

DELHI UT

NORTH

590

127



MP

DATIYA

411

45

HARYANA

YAMUNANAGAR

148

126



MP

TIKAMGARH

408

85

HARYANA

FARIDABAD

283

126



DELHI UT

NORTH WEST

406

168

MP

JABALPUR

412

125



ASSAM

SIBSAGAR

400

0

UP

PILIBHIT

212

125



Chart 1 above gives the lists of 50 districts each having highest rates of rape and dowry deaths respectively. Chart 2 gives a list of worst 25 districts along with other 32 districts where both types of crime rates are high enough to warrant a more concerted action.

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