The document discusses the Nirbhaya rape case that occurred in India in 2012. A 23-year-old woman, known as Nirbhaya, was gang raped and severely beaten on a bus on December 16, 2012 and died from her injuries on December 29, 2012. The case sparked widespread protests across India against violence against women and the prevalence of rape. It brought attention to gender inequality and helped create greater awareness and intolerance of gender-based crimes. The protests led to legal reforms, including amendments to rape laws and juvenile justice laws to strengthen punishments.

1. NIRBHAYA RAPE CASE
Presented by –
Group 5
1. Avinab Kumar
2. Bhaswati Mondal
3. Kumar Aditya
4. Swati
5. Sidhartha Raj Kaushik

2. Contents
 Introduction
 Background
 Social Impact
 Legal Impact
 Conclusion & The
Way forward
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3. Introduction-
 The case of 23- year old girl-known as
“Nirbhaya.
 Incident happens on 16 December 2012.
 She died after 13 days of this Incident on
29 December 2012.
 “Hang the rapist” was the vociferous cry
of the Indian media.
 The Protest started in Delhi and other
parts of country.
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4. Background of Movement
 Provoked unprecedented protests in India
 Harassment and violence against women and girls in India came into
international spotlight
 Protest against the prevalence of violent acts perpetrated against
women
 Seven metro rail stations in New Delhi were closed on 22 December
to discourage protesters from gathering at Raisina Hill
 The attack sparked wide spread protest and a campaign by civil
society group
 The protest against rape has become a mass movement
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5. Social Impact
 It’s a decentralized and collective social movement.
 Digital support & on the ground movement.
 Brought to light the extent of gender inequality and
violence against women throughout the country.
 Helped to create greater awareness and social
intolerance towards gender crimes.
 Brought a change to public conversations about
women’s issues.
 The taboo on discussing rape and sexual violence has
been broken.
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6. Legal Impact
 On March 21, 2013, the rape law in the
country was amended. The new tougher
anti-rape law – criminal Law (
Amendment) Act, 2013- to punish sex
crimes redefined rape and made
punishments more stringent including
death for repeat rape offenders.
 Juvenile Justice ( Care & protection of
children ) Act , 2015.
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