The responsibility on the shoulders of courts and doctors to provide proper legal protection to rape victim.

ABSTRACT

Rape is not only a crime against the person of a woman; it is a crime against the entire society. It destroys, as noted by the Supreme Court [1], the entire psychology of a woman and pushes her into deep emotional crisis. It is a crime against basic human rights, and is also violative of the victim's most cherished of the Fundamental Rights, namely, the Right to Life contained in Article 21 of the Constitution of India, 1950. The low rate of convictions in cases of rape raises serious questions about the workings of the law. The amendments seem to have had little effect and merit closer examination. There is reluctant recognition of the amendments and its swamping under pre-conceived notions. After more than two decades since legal reforms gave rape victims more leverage in the courtroom; we need to change society’s attitude towards rape.