High Court of Delhi Core Competence Conference on Knowledge, Skill and Perspective Development And Sensitization Programme on Vulnerabilities Relating to Women and Children For MM (Mahila Courts) & Prosecutors 19th -20th March, 2021 1 High Court of Delhi A. ACTS S.No. Title 1. Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976 2. Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act, 1986 3. Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Amendment Act, 2016 4. Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 5. Commission for Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005 6. Constitution of India, 1950 7. Immoral Traffic Prevention Act, 1956 8. Indian Evidence Act, 1872 9. Indian Penal Code, 1860 10. Information Technology Act, 2000 11. Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 12. Medical Termination Of Pregnancy Act, 1971 13. Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 14. Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) Act, 1994, 15. Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 16. Protection of Women on Domestic Violence Act, 2005 17. Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls Act (SITA), 1986 18. Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994 19. The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019 B. BILLS S.No. Title 1. Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2018 2. The Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019 C. Parliamentary Debate S.No. Title 1. Department-related parliamentary standing committee on Health and family welfare one hundred second report on The surrogacy (regulation) bill, 2016 2 High Court of Delhi Overview of the Programme & Social Context Understanding Sexual Offences, Challenges and Vulnerabilities A. INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTS ‘Unwelcomeness’ and Extending Rape Shield Laws to Sexual Harassment Under Section 354 1. Federal Rules of Evidence, Rule 412, 28 USCA (2011) 2. Section 62(4) Human Rights Act, 1993- New Zealand B. GUIDELINES 1. Guidelines and Protocol: Medio-Legal Care of Survivors/Victims of Sexual Violence Ministry of Health &Family Welfare, 2013 C. REPORTS S. No. Title 1. J.S.Verma Committee Report on Amendment To Criminal Law, 2013 Other Reports Different Kinds of Vulnerabilities and Access to Justice for Survivors of Sexual Offences 1. Invisible Victims of Sexual Violence: Access to Justice for Women and Girls with Disabilities in India : Human Rights Watch, 2018 2. “Everyone Blames Me: Barriers to Justice and Support Services for Sexual Assault Survivors in India” Human Rights Watch, 2017 <https://www.hrw.org/report/2017/11/08/everyone-blames-me/barriers-justice-and- support-services-sexual-assault-survivors> 3. CEDAW: Concluding observations on the combined fourth and fifth periodic reports of India https://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/15/treatybodyexternal/Download.aspx?symbolno=CE DAW/C/IND/CO/4-5&Lang=En 4. “Gender Violence and Access to Justice for Dalit Women”, Navsarjan Trust, 2011 Challenges in Access to Justice for Women 1. Tilting the Scale: Gender Imbalance in Lower Judiciary, Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy,2 018 (Read with The Victim v. State of Kerala MANU/KE/0520/2019 Gender 1. Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on Discriminatory laws and practices and acts of violence against individuals based on their sexual orientation and gender identity (2014) available at https://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/HRC/19/41 D. CASES 3 High Court of Delhi S. No. Name of the Case Citation A. Constitutional Vision of Equality and Constitutional Morality Supreme Court 1. Govt. of NCT Delhi v. UOI (2018) 8 SCC 501 2. Navtej Johar v. UOI ((¶107) (2018) 10 SCC 1 3. Manoj Narula v. UOI(¶49) (2014) 9 SCC 1 A. Understanding Consent Supreme Court 1. Anurag Soni vs. State of Chhattisgarh (¶¶12-16) AIR 2019 SC 1857 2. Deepak Gulati v. State of Haryana (¶¶18-24) AIR 2013 SC 2071 3. Pradeep Kumar v. State of Bihar (¶¶9-12) AIR 2007 SC 3059 4. Deelip Singh v. State of Bihar (¶¶22-24) (2005) 1 SCC 88 5. Uday v. State of Karnataka (¶¶11-15) (2003) 4 SCC 46 Delhi High Court 1. Mahmood Farooqui v. State of NCT Delhi (¶¶47,82, 86,102) 243 (2017) DLT 310 Other High Courts 1. Rao Harnarain Singh vs. The State (¶¶6-7) AIR1958 PUN 123 Right to Choice, Marriage and Notion of Honour Supreme Court 1. Shakti Vahini v. UOI (¶¶4-6, 23, 42-44) AIR 2018 SC 1601 2. Arumugam Servai v. State of Tamilnadu (¶11) (2011) 6 SCC 405 3. Lata Singh v. State of UP (¶17) (2006) 5 SCC 475 B. Understanding Legal Framework Section 498A 4 High Court of Delhi Supreme Court 1. Priti Kumari vs. State of Bihar and Ors. (¶16) 2019(4)RCR(Criminal)521 2. Rupali Devi v. State of U.P. and Ors (¶8, 12-17) AIR 2019 SC 1790 3. Social Action Forum for Manav Adhikar and Ors. vs.UOI AIR 2018 SC 4273 (¶34,38) 4. Rajesh Kumar & Ors v. Sate of U.P. (¶18-19) AIR 2017 SC 3869 5. Bibi Parwana Khatoon v. State of Bihar (¶11-13) AIR 2017 SC 2386 6. Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar and Anr. (¶13) AIR 2014 SC 2756 7. Sushil Kumar Sharma vs. Union of India (UOI) and Ors. AIR 2005 SC 3100 Section 354 Supreme Court 1. Chaitu Lal v. State of Uttarakhand (¶8-9) AIR 2020 SC 219 2. Ajahar Ali vs. State of West Bengal (2013)10 SCC 31 3. Shekara v. State of Karnataka (¶9) (2009) 14 SCC 76 4. Mrs. Rupan Deol Bajaj v. Kanwar Pal Singh Gill 1995 6 SCC 194 Overlap between Section 354 and 354A Delhi High Court 1. T. Manikadan v. The State (Govt. of NCT Delhi) (¶9) 237 (2017) DLT 271 2. Amit v. State (¶¶7-9) Crim. A. 858/2016 D.O.D.-25.05.2017 Other High Court 5 High Court of Delhi 1. State of Sikkim v. Sashidhar Sharma 3. Jishu Sengupta & Others Vs State of West Bengal (¶¶15-16) 2017 Cri LJ 1531 Overlap of Section 354 and 354B Other High Court 1. Prem Rai v. State of Sikkim (¶57) MANU/SI/0031/2019 Domestic Violence Economic Abuse Supreme Court 1. Krishna Bhatacharjee v. Sarathi Choudhary 2015 12 SCALE 21 Marital Rape Supreme Court 1. Independent Thought v. UOI AIR 2017 SC 4904 2. Navtej Singh Johar v. UOI (¶¶152-153,155-156, 160) AIR 2018 SC 4321 3. Joseph Shine v. UOI (¶¶114,198-199 181-183, 210,220.3) AIR 2018 SC 4898 4. K.S. Puttaswamy v. UOI (¶¶1421- (2017) 10 SCC 1 47,298,300,308,393,636,645) C. Vulnerabilities at Different Stages Mandatory Registration of FIR Supreme Court 1. Lalita Kumari v. State of Uttar Pradesh (2014) 2 SCC 1 Delay in FIR: Not Fatal to Prosecution 6 High Court of Delhi Supreme Court 1. State of Rajasthan v. Om Prakash (¶¶9-17) (2002) 5 SCC 745 2. Gumit Singh v. State of Punjab (¶8) (1996) 2 SCC 384 Recording of Statement under Section 164 Supreme Court 1. State of Karnataka by Nonavinakere Police v. Shivanna @ (2014) 8 SCC 913 Tarkari Shivanna (¶10) Dignity during Trial ‘Unwelcomeness’: Avoiding Past Sexual Experience and Gender Stereotypes during Trial of Sexual Harassment Supreme Court 1. State of Andra Pradesh v. Gangula Satya Murthy (¶25) (1997) 1 SCC 272 2. Delhi Domestic Working Women’s Forum v. UOI (¶14) (1995) 1 SCC 14 3. Virender v. State of NCT Delhi. AIR 2018 SC 4898 Conviction on Uncorroborated Testimony of Victim Supreme Court 1. Gumit Singh v. State of Punjab (¶21) (1996) 2 SCC 384 2. Rameshwar v. State of Rajasthan AIR 1952 SC 54 Medical Evidence Supreme Court 1. Lillu v. State of Haryana (¶¶7-14) (2013) 14 SCC 643 7 High Court of Delhi Protecting Identity of the Victim/Survivor Supreme Court 1. Youth Bar Association of India v. UOI (¶12) AIR 2016 SC 4136 2. State of Punjab v. Ram Dev Singh (¶¶1, 14,12) AIR 2004 SC 1290 Lack of Physical Injury and Resistant: Not Proof of Consent Supreme Court 1. State of Orissa v. Sukru Gouda (¶¶3,8,10) (2009) 2 SCC 118 2. Joseph v. State of Kerala (¶15) (2000) 5 SCC 197 Compensation Supreme Court 1. Nipun Saxena v Union Of India (¶1-16) (2019) 2 SCC 703 2. Parivartan Kendra v Union of India (¶13-21) (2016) 3 SCC 571 3. Laxmi v Union of India (¶12-15) (2014) 4 SCC 427 Delhi High Court 1. Karan v State of NCT Delhi (¶168-180) CRL.A. 352/2020 Decided on 27.11.2020 Gender Supreme Court 1. National Legal Services Authority v Union of India (2014) 5 SCC 438 Other High Court 1. Chinmayee Jena v State of Orissa (¶3-4) 2020 SCC OnLine Ori 602 8 High Court of Delhi E. SUGGESTED READINGS S. No. Title A. Understanding Consent 1. “Yes, No, Maybe”- Chapter-5 in Sohaila Abdulali, Penguin Viking Books, 2018 What We Talk About When We Talk Pg. 40-49 About Rape 1. From No Means No to Only Yes Nicolas J. Little 58 Vanderbilt Law Review, 1322- Means Yes :The Rational Result of 1336 (2005) Affirmative Consent Standard in Rape Law 2. ‘Yes’ Is Better Than ‘No’ Michael Kimmel and Gloria Steinem, New York Times (4 September 2014) https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/05/opinion/mic hael-kimmel-and-gloria-steinem-on-consensual- sex-on-campus.html 3. Only ‘Yes’ Means Yes: What Jessica Valenti and Jaclyn Friedman Steubenville’s Rape Trial Reminds Us https://www.thenation.com/article/only-yes- About Sexual Consent means-yes-what-steubenvilles-rape-trial-reminds- us-about-sexual-consent/ B. Understanding Context 1. Reasonable Man, Reasonable Women Usha Ramanathan in Amita Dhanda, Archana and Reasonable Expectation in Parashar (eds.) EBC, 2007 Pg.