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Women & Children
10 plain-language articles on women & children and your rights in India.
नारीSexual harassment at work: how to use the POSH Act
What counts as sexual harassment at work, how to complain to the Internal or Local Committee, the 3-month limit, interim relief, SHe-Box and employer duties.
नारीDowry is a crime: the law, the punishments and what to do
What counts as dowry, punishments for giving, taking or demanding it, cruelty (Sec 85 BNS) and dowry death (Sec 80 BNS), how to complain and recover stridhan.
नारीMaintenance under Section 144 BNSS: wives, children, parents
Who can claim maintenance under Sec 144 BNSS (earlier Sec 125 CrPC), where to file, interim maintenance in 60 days, the Rajnesh v Neha affidavit, and recovery.
नारीWomen's right to inherit property: daughters, wives, mothers
How daughters, widows and mothers inherit under Hindu, Muslim, Christian and Parsi law, what Vineeta Sharma (2020) settled, and how to claim your share.
नारीMaternity benefits: your rights under the Social Security Code
26 weeks' paid maternity leave, who qualifies (80 days), adoptive mothers, nursing breaks, creche, protection from dismissal, and what to do if refused.
नारीStalking, voyeurism and online harassment: how to stop it
What stalking (Sec 78 BNS), voyeurism (Sec 77) and online harassment mean, the punishments, how to save evidence, get images removed in 24 hours, file an FIR.
नारीChild marriage is illegal: how to stop one and what happens after
Legal age of marriage (18 women, 21 men), who is punished under the PCMA 2006, how to stop a wedding (1098, injunction), and options after a child marriage.
नारीChild labour: what the law bans and how to report it
No work for children under 14, no hazardous work for 14 to 18, the two narrow exceptions, employer penalties, and how to report: 1098, PENCIL, labour office.
नारीPOCSO Act: how to report child sexual abuse and what happens next
What POCSO covers, the legal duty to report (Sec 19), how to call 1098 or police, the child-friendly process, compensation and free legal aid.
नारीAbortion in India: what the MTP Act allows and whose consent counts
Legal abortion in India: 20 and 24-week limits, who decides, no husband's consent needed, unmarried women and minors, where to go, cost and confidentiality.