The Supreme Court has said that there has been a phenomenal rise in the crime against women in society and it can be curbed only when the authorities are sensitised towards women’s problems. The apex court yesterday strongly disapproved of a trial court order which had held that wife beating is a normal facet of married life and termed the judgement as perverse. A bench headed by Justice Aftab Alam has said while referring to sessions court's judgement that there is a phenomenal rise in crime against women and protection granted to women by the Constitution and other laws can be meaningful only if those who are entrusted with the job of doing justice are sensitised towards women’s problems.