India's Sons is a feature length documentary film throwing light on lives that have been destroyed because of false accusations of rape. Men & Boys who are falsely accused are the biggest victim of this growing menace.
What seems to be a rarity is a concern voiced even by apex courts of the country. Rape - which is one of the most heinous crimes - has its seriousness at stake with frivolous claims being made everywhere and laws made to prevent it being abused for vengeance, extortion and to settle scores. There are many more such observations and judgments coming from each and every corner of the country. " The judge in another case also questioned that if rape victims are now often called rape survivors, should men false accused of rape who are honorably acquitted be called "rape case survivors" While laws are being made for protection of women, some of whom may misuse them, nobody talks about the dignity and honour of a man. In 2016, Justice Nivedita Anil Sharma said, "It is time now to have laws to protect and restore the dignity of men charged with false rape cases as everyone is just fighting to protect the honour of women.
This has lead to an unprecedented surge in filing of false rape cases.It is these false cases which play havoc with the crime statistics, leading to the labelling of Delhi as a “rape capital.” In July 2013, while acquitting a 75 year old of rape charges, Additional Sessions Judge Virender Bhat of a Delhi Court said " Mere statement of a lady that she has been raped, is now taken as gospel truth, the accused arrested and chargesheeted. While the laws were strengthened to address menace of sexual assault posing threat to lives of innocent women and girls, a new problem seems to be spreading fast in the country posing threat to lives of innocent men and boys - that of false rape accusations. Burden of proof shifted on the accused and testimony of woman alone became sufficient for conviction. The horrific case led to various amendments in India's rape laws, making laws stricter and punishments more severe than ever before. Since the infamous "Nirbhaya" Gangrape case that happened in the heart of Delhi, India has been under the world's eye for rising numbers of crimes against women.
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