Insulting woman, being rude is not outraging modesty: Delhi High Court

The high court also said gender-specific laws are not meant to be "anti-opposite gender" but to serve the purpose of addressing unique issues faced by a particular gender.

It said the fact that a piece of legislation is gender-specific should not be misconstrued to mean that the role of a judge also changes from being neutral to tilting towards a particular gender, and irrespective of the gender-specific nature of a law, the judicial duty fundamentally requires unwavering neutrality and impartiality.

“Gender-specific legislation exists to address the unique concerns and challenges faced by particular genders within society. However, this does not imply that the judge is to be influenced or swayed by gender-related factors when administering justice unless specific presumptions are legislated in favour of a particular gender in law.