Constitutional Morality Vs Public Morality: Regulating Female Autonomy Through Moral Policing In India
IJLLR Journal
Saim Adnan Khan, Amity University, Noida ABSTRACT Moral policing in India exists in a grey area between law and social control and does not have a legal category but is very powerful in shaping and controlling individual behaviour. It is often defended by the concept of decency, security or social order and goes beyond what is acceptable to control to the area of individual choice. The current paper critically discusses the constitutional soundness of moral policing in terms of Articles 14,...