The Women's Studies Centre of Thiagarajar College organised a Legal Awareness lecture on Criminal Law Amendments for Women on 29.08.2022. Mr. Samidurai Kuttalam, Criminal Lawyer, High Court of Madras (Madurai Bench) & Standing Counsel for Judicial, drew attention to the various amendments in law from March 2013 onwards in light of the Nationwide protest following the inhuman gang rape of a physiotherapy intern in New Delhi in 2012. He gave a lucid explanation of the various laws of IPC that safeguard and ensure the safety of women. He created an uproar among the students when he mentioned that glaring at a woman can fetch 2 years of rigorous punishment for the miscreant and stalking her would land him in jail for 3 years of rigorous punishment. He cautioned the students about POSCO and the severe punishments for sexual offences. He substantiated his ideas with live case studies.      


     In the interactive session that followed, the students came out with vibrant questions and the speaker enlightened them on various facets of law. The students who posed questions received a memento from the speaker. In her welcome address, the Director of the Centre, Dr. V. Subathra Devi pointed out that around 70% of literates in India are legally illiterate and the objective of the program was to sensitize the young students, both boys and girls, to the legal protection they are given by the Constitution of India.      


      Dr. B. Aruna, Member Secretary introduced the chief guest. Dr. N. Kalaivani, Assistant Professor of English, delivered the vote of thanks.