The Supreme Court on 14 February 2011 directed the Central and the State governments to prepare schemes for rehabilitation of physically and sexually abused women in India.
A Bench of Justice Markandey Katju and Justice Gyan Sudha Misra dismissed an appeal filed by Budhadev Karmaskar against a Calcutta High Court judgment upholding life imprisonment awarded by a trial court for the murder of a sex worker, Chayay Rani Pal, in a Kolkata red light area. Highlighting Article 21 [right to life] of the Constitution of India, the judges remarked that prostitutes also have a right to live with dignity and since they are also human beings their problems need to be addressed.
The Bench therefore directed the Central and State governments to prepare schemes for giving technical/vocational training to sex workers and sexually abused women in all cities. The schemes should mention in detail about the technical/vocational training to be provided. The schemes should also specify the kind of employment to be provided and the manner the sex workers can be rehabilitated and settled. For instance, if technical training is for some craft like sewing garments, then some arrangements should also be made for providing a market for such garments or else the goods will remain unsold and consequently the women will not be able to feed themselves.
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