Critically Speaking

Prostitution , Generally when we see such issues or watch a movie on these issues we feel petty for those women and than move on. But When we actually confront instance come before us we react very differently. Why? What if she is a prostitute, she is a woman and human being too: Budhadev Karmaskar State Of West Bengal In this case, a sex worker was brutally murdered by appellant Buddhadev. The appellant Budhadev kicked her with fists and legs, and she fell down on the floor. The appellant then caught her by her hair and banged her head against the floor and the wall several times which left the victim bleeding from her ear, nose and head. The incident was witnessed by four persons, Abida, Maya, Asha and Parvati. The Apex Court in its division bench headed by Markandey Katju, J and Gyan Sudha Mishra, J stated: ‘we strongly feel that the Central and the State Governments through Social Welfare Boards should prepare schemes for rehabilitation all over the country for ph...

Cyber pornography in India, under the Information Technology Act, 2000, this is a grey area of the law, where it is not prohibited but not legalized either. Under Section 67 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 makes the following acts punishable with imprisonment upto 3 years and fine upto 5 lakhs: Publication, including uploading on website or WhatsApp group; transmission  including sending obscene photos or images to any person via email, messaging, whats app or any other form of digital media; and causing to be published or transmitted. While Sections 67 A and B insert penal provisions in respect of offenses of publishing or transmitting of material containing sexually explicit act and child pornography in electronic form, Section 67C deals with the obligation of an intermediary to preserve and retain such information as may be specified for such duration and in such manner and format as the central government may prescribe. But "causing to be published or t...