Annual Report 2009-2010 4.8 During the period under review, the Commission dealt with a number of complaints relating to rights of women. Out of these, 40 cases pertained to allegations of violating the dignity of women; 37 cases alleging sexual harassment of women; 201 cases were of alleged abduction, rape and murder; 240 cases related to dowry deaths; 59 cases were of dowry demand; 32 cases alleging exploitation of women; and 82 cases were those alleging rape of women were all disposed off. In addition, the Commission disposed off 27 cases of child labour; 10 cases relating to child marriages; and 344 cases of bonded labour. See the related Graph below. * Report cases are the cases other than those dismissed ‘in limini’ or disposed off with directions or transferred to SHRCs. NHRC 17