JUDGMENT

INDEX TO THE JUDGMENT

PRELUDE

RELIEFS SOUGHT BEFORE THIS COURT

FACTUAL BACKDROP

ORDERS PASSED BY THIS COURT

SUBMISSIONS ON BEHALF OF PETITIONER

SUBMISSIONS ON BEHALF OF STATE

REPORT OF AMICUS CURIAE

ISSUES AT THE CORE

WHO IS A PARDANASHIN WOMAN

Meaning in Strict Legal Connotation of the Term

Judicial Precedents defining Pardanashin Woman

The Changing Meaning and Notions of the Concept of Pardanashin Woman

PARDANASHIN WOMAN: EXAMINING THE MEANING IN

THE CONTEXT OF PETITIONERS USAGE

History Behind the Veil: Understanding Pardah in Various Cultures

Hinduism

Hinduism: Religion vs. Dharma

Sikhism

Christianity, Judaism, Jainism

Islam

POLICING IN BHARAT: MULTIFACETED DUTIES & SOCIAL

CONTEXT

Test of Reasonability and Compelling Public Interest

Multi-cultural Land of Bharat & Policing

WHETHER THE CURRENT LEGAL FRAMEWORK IS

SUFFICIENT TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE IN QUESTION?

Present Day Legal Framework for Protection of the Dignity of Women

During Investigation of a Criminal Case

Procedure of Arrest of a Woman

Procedure for Search

Whether the Petitioner has made out a case, Necessitating Issuance of any Directions?

Argument regarding Right to Dignity under Article 21 vis-a-vis Pardanashin Women

The Con