STREET SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN INDIA: A SOCIO-LEGAL STUDY FROM NORTH GOA

Woman is subjected to violence, cruelty, and harassment from time time. Various laws are made in India protect punish offenders. But till now there no separate provision, rules or regulation offenders against ‘street sexual women’. Street rampant our society, the criminals not punished, such continues. The concept of street unexplored, socio-legal study done specifically this field India. Thus, authors have conducted put forth data obtained various stakeholders including respondents who victims law enforcement authorities. stiffest challenges faced by women that public spaces. This form exploitation their privacy, only because gender, today turning out be a pervasive overly complex crime control. Such crimes do limit itself certain locations, situations nor day. present research seeks bring attention girls experiencing even slightest abuse forced break childhood innocence, tolerate it helplessly suffer silence. conclude current provisions sufficient curb harassment. need introduce stringent matters relating woman.