VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, WITH REFERENCE TO 498-A AND 304-B, INDIAN PENAL-CODE

The concern for violence against women has been a recent phenomenon. I t is now recognised as a violation of women's human rights. The paper examines the theoretical models explaining gender-based violence and d emonstrates, through case illustrations, the factors that trap the vic tim. In particular, it analyses the enactments of 498 A and 304 B, Ind ian Penal Code, and their utility for Indian women subjected to violen ce.