Tarun Tejpal Judgment Coloured by Prejudice and Patriarchy : Goa Govt s Appeal
The government has said that the case for a retrial is made out since the judge allowed scandalous , irrelevant and humiliating questions to be asked of the complainant.
Tarun Tejpal. Photo: PTI
Women8 hours ago
New Delhi:Â In its appeal of the sessions court judgment appealing Tarun Tejpal’s acquittal in a sexual assault case, the Goa government has said the lower court lacks understanding of a rape survivor’s trauma. The government’s appeal in the high court also states that the complainant’s sexual history cannot form the legal basis for an acquittal, especially when the same standards are not applied to the accused,
It also claimed that the trial court completely ignored the most telling piece of evidence in the case (the apology e-mail) "which established the guilt of the accused beyond a shadow of doubt".
The judgement by a Goa court acquitting former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal is "shocking" in its legal bias, as it questions the credibility of the victim who is "a good writer, conversant with rape law, independent" .
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Judge Kshama M Joshi had heavily relied on the CCTV footage of the crime scene the Goa hotel lift and the victim's statements before acquitting Tarun Tejpal of all charges in 2013 rape case.