The Madhya Pradesh Human Rights Commission (MPHRC) has made several important recommendations to stop the incidents related to outraging modesty of women.
The Commission in its recommendations to the State Government on Tuesday said that there is need to take strong action to stop the incidences of messing with the dignity of women.
The Commission wished to knew from the State Government that whether the appeal in the higher courts has been made in the cases of messing up of women dignity in that accused have been set free. If appeal could be made than it should be done and IG police should keep close watch over that. Adequate stern action should be done in the cases that are facing trial.
It should be ensured that strict action is taken in the cases of outraging modesty of women so that such cases are not repeated.
The Commission said that to stop this type of cases police should strengthen its information network in rural areas. Villagers should be aware about the consequences of such activities so that this evil could be curbed effectively.
Notably, Commission has taken cognisance over a report published in section of newspapers that 31 women were paraded naked in the State between 2013 and 2015. The Commission called information over it from the Police Head Quarters (PHQ) that sent information of 9 cases and of the nine details of eight were provided. In three cases accused were set free by court and in one case the accused has been sentenced for ten years in prison while rest of the cases are under trial in the court, PHQ told the Commission.
The Commission urging that constitutional proceedings should be carried out seriously and surely in such cases made recommendations to the State Government.