• Mr. Shankar Banerjee
• Dr. Vishwa Deepak Bhatnagar

Crimes against transgender is not a new phenomena. With the advent of British empire in India and by passing of Criminal Tribes Act, 1924, they have been treated as criminals. Talking about the criminal law in India, a country where the law is progressive, still the penal laws of the country cannot protect the gender marginalized population of the country. Equality is firmly affirmed not only in the Preamble, but also is guaranteed by the Constitution. Yet, the Republic is far from achieving this equality specially the gender minorities suffer from the highest level of marginalization in every aspect. After passing of the landmark judgment by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in National Legal Service Authority vs. Union of India and the Transgender Person (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019, the transgender persons continue to suffer abandonment, abuse and harassment. The community deserves comprehensive and progressive legislation. The law must respect and protect them from marginalization. This article tries to analyze whether the penal laws of the country are sufficient while dealing with the crimes against the transgender. Also, the article throws light in having a gender-neutral law so that the gender minorities may get access to justice.

Transgender, crimes, Sexual Offences, sec 377 of IPC

"SEXUAL OFFENCES AGAINST TRANSGENDER", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 7, page no.e330-e334, July-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2207443.pdf

"SEXUAL OFFENCES AGAINST TRANSGENDER", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 7, page no. ppe330-e334, July-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2207443.pdf