Target judicial patriarchy, not the judge Updated: Updated: March 10, 2021 11:38 IST The controversy over the CJI’s recent remarks should lead to greater gender sensitivity in observations and judgments Share Article AAA The controversy over the CJI’s recent remarks should lead to greater gender sensitivity in observations and judgments A survey by the Thomson Reuters Foundation in 2018 had rated India as the most dangerous country for women. According to a National Crime Records Bureau report (2019) as many as 32,032 rapes were reported in 2019 — or 88 incidents of rape a day. Every hour, 39 instances of crime against women including four instances of rape are committed in India. Reported rape cases have increased by 88% over a decade. Four lakh cases of crimes against women were reported in 2019.