Tarun Tejpal case | Judgment in Tejpal case a huge setback, says Network of Women in Media
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June 05, 2021 23:46 IST
The court has put the victim on trial, persistently shaming and discrediting her, says women journalists network
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The court has put the victim on trial, persistently shaming and discrediting her, says women journalists network
Tehelka magazine, who was charged, in 2013, of the rape, unlawful confinement and sexual harassment of a young woman journalist working at the magazine, is a grave miscarriage of justice and a massive setback for the Indian women’s rights movement and the safety of working women in particular, the Network of Women in Media, India (NWMI) said.
The Goa government, in its appeal, said it was a case fit for re-trial, citing the trial court’s alleged lack of understanding of a victim’s post-traumatic behaviour and the censuring of her character
India News: PANAJI: The Goa bench of Bombay high court on Wednesday issued notice to Tehelka founder-editor Tarun Tejpal in the Goa government’s appeal challengin.
The Goa bench of the Bombay High Court on Wednesday observed that the sessions court's judgment acquitting journalist Tarun Tejpal in a 2013 rape case was like a "manual for rape victims" as it goes into how a victim should respond in such cases.