SC says police must create fear among goons to prevent crimes against women

India's Supreme Court directed Delhi Police and the Home Ministry to submit responses within four weeks on preventing sexual crimes in the Delhi-NCR region, saying fear of legal consequences must deter offenders. A bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and K. Vinod Chandran stressed that preventive measures and monitoring of vulnerable public spaces were more important than post-crime action, citing public perception that women were unsafe in the region. The court called for women to feel secure traveling at any hour on roads and public transit.