Justice for all: exploring legal equality and the Indian Male experience

This paper critically analyzes India s legal equality situation from the perspective of Indian Males, emphasizing the frequently disregarded difficulties that men encounter under the country s current legal system. Although equality before the law is guaranteed by Article 14 of the Indian Constitution, many laws and societal practices are still gender biased, which leaves males with less protection and few options when it comes to false allegations, domestic abuse, and custody battles. The study looks at how, despite their good intentions, legislation like the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act and Section 498A (anti dowry) has been replaced by Section 85 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the new criminal law, are commonly abused or fail to include males as possible victims, which feeds negative perceptions and social stigma. In addition to marginalizing men, these social and legal factors obstruct the achievement of true gender equality. By examining laws, judges.