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To prevent crime against Women, this Section take a number of initiatives namely issuing Advisory, suggesting views on Bill/ law related to Women safety, dealing with Parliament Questions related to crime against Women etc. The Ministry has been advising State Governments to take appropriate action for prevention of crime against women, speedy trial of the Court cases related to crime against Women and Girls, steps on safety and security of Women and Girls, adopt gender sensitization of the police personnel, adopting appropriate measures for swift and salutary punishment to public servants found guilty of custodial violence against women, minimizing delays in investigations of murder, rape and torture of women and improving its quality, setting up a ‘crime against women cell’ etc.

Detailed advisories to address crime against women are attached below:

Crime Against Women

Crime Against Women
SR-No Title Download/Link Date
1 Judgement of Supreme Court of India in Criminal Appeal No.1441 of 2022 proscribing per vaginum examination (two finger test) as one of the procedures to be adopted while examining survivors of sexual assault and rape. Download (2.45 MB)
2 Fifth Report of Parliamentary Committee on Empowerment of Women for the year 2021-22 Download (392.8 KB)
3 Mandatory action by police in cases of crime against women-reg. Download (6.69 MB)
4 Guidelines on setting up/strengthening of Women Help Desks in Police Stations; may be uploaded under Division-Women Safety Division, under heading - Crimes against women. Download (859.96 KB)
5 Advisory dated 5.12.2019 from Union Home Secretary to States regarding timely and efficient investigation in cases of crimes against women Download (4.8 MB)
6 Advisory dtd 16.05.2019 reg "Failure to record information under sub-section (1) of Section 154 of Cr.P.C. punishable under Section 166A of IPC". Download (317.13 KB)
7 Compensation Scheme prepared by NALSA and circulated by MHA. Download (6.58 MB)
8 Writ Petition (C) No. 231/2010-Shakti Vahini vs. Union of India & ors.-Regarding Download (640.79 KB)
9 Actionable points on recommendations of the DsGPIIsGP Conference- 2016 held on 25-27 Nov 2016 at NPA Hyde(abad, Separation olaw & o.rdeduty from investigation- Regarding Download (765.71 KB)
10 Central Victim compensation Fund Scheme (CVCF) Guidelines­ Regarding Download (1.38 MB)
11 Deployment of Special Mahila Police Volunteers (MPVs) - safety and security of women - regarding Download (129.22 KB)
12 Incidents of crime including murder, abduction, rape, exploitation, atrocities and attacks on Scheduled Caste (SC) and Schedule Tribe (ST) Download (1.45 MB)
13 Abolition of Devadasi System Download (19.15 KB)
14 Central Victim Compensation Fund Scheme (CVCF) Guidelines Download (1.26 MB)
15 Advisory on Comprehensive approach to crimes against women Download (1023.26 KB)
16 Investigative Units for Crime against Women (IUCAW) Download (56.12 KB)
17 Compulsory registration of FIR u/s 154 Cr.P.C. Download (64.06 KB)
18 Advisory on increasing the number of women in Police forces in the states Download (55.04 KB)
19 Preparation of a victim Compensation Scheme for the victim of crime in view of insertion of a new Section 357-A in the Cr.P.C. through ‘the code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2008 Download (2.33 MB)
20 Advisory on Crime against Women ( 04 .09 .2009 ) – Measures needed to curb Download (50.44 KB)
21 Advisory on Crime against Women ( 05.05.2004 ) – Measures needed to curb Click Here