Supreme Court · 1994 INSC 467 · Decided 19 October 1994
Delhi Domestic Working Women's Forum v. Union of India and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1994 INSC 467 · [1994] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 528
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 362/1993
- Decided
- 19 October 1994
- Bench
- M.N. VENKATACHALIAH, S. MOHAN, S.B. MAJMUDAR (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 341; Constitution Article 38(1), 32
Headnote
WORKING WOMEN'S FORUM B v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. OCTOBER 19, 1994 [M.N. VENKATACHALIAH, CJ!, S. MOHAN AND S.B. MAJMUDAR, JJ.) Constitution of Indi~Article 32-National Commission for Women Act, 199()-Section J()-Crimes against Women-Sexual assault of domestic C servants-Need for provision 376 B & 341-Rape Cases--Defects of existing criminal system-Broad parameters in assisting victims of rape D indicated. This public interest litigation had been filed at the instance of the • petitioner Delhi Domestic Working Women's Forum to espouse the pathetic plight of
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