KANYA

Women may face violence inside or outside their home.

When a person, intending to insult the modesty of any woman, utters any word, makes

any sound or gesture, or exhibits any object, intending that such word or sound shall be heard, or that such gesture or object shall be seen, by such woman, or intrudes upon the privacy of such woman.

Any man who follows a woman and contacts, or attempts to contact such woman to foster personal interaction repeatedly despite a clear indication of disinterest by such woman; or monitors the use by a woman of the internet, email or any other form of electronic communication.

Domestic violence is any kind of physical, sexual, emotional, economic violence on women within their homes by those who are in domestic relationship with them (including both natal and marital family). ‘Cruelty’ means any wilful conduct which is likely to drive the woman to commit suicide or to cause grave injury or danger to life, limb or health (whether mental or physical) of the woman; or harassment of the woman to coerce her or any person related to her meet any unlawful demand.

the death of the woman because of burns, injuries or by any other unnatural reason within 7 years of her marriage. The condition is that before the death she should have been treated with cruelty in connection with dowry by her husband and his relatives. The burden lies on the husband and in-laws to prove that the death was not on account to their acts.