Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) is planning to study the status of implementation of important Acts, including POCSO, Criminal law Amendment Act, Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act — for dispensation of justice to victims of sexual assault and domestic violence.
DCW Chief Swati Maliwal has written a letter to Delhi High Court Chief Justice G Rohini seeking permission and necessary guidance for conducting the study.
“We intend to carry out a research to assess the status of implementation of the POCSO Act 2012, the Criminal law Amendment Act, 2013 and the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 — for dispensation of justice to victims of sexual assault and domestic violence,” Maliwal said in the letter. “Crimes against women and girls, especially sexual assault and domestic violence are on a rise in Delhi,” she added. Maliwal said the research shall involve perusal and analysis of judicial files of trial courts for a particular period.