Tejpal case verdict: Why do we want a prototype of the rape victim stricken with shame, asks Harini Calamur freepressjournal.in - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from freepressjournal.in Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
“It is very unfortunate that a woman judge has delivered such a judgment. In this case, the judge has put the survivor on trial instead of trying the accused,” Vijaya Rahatkar, former chairperson of the Maharashtra State Commission for Women said.
By describing the complainant a young woman who chooses her sexual partners, drinks on occasion, and has male friends justice Kshama Joshi seems to imply that women with certain personality types can't be rape survivors.
An observation made by the Goa Sessions Court that acquitted journalist Tarun Tejpal of rape charges against his former co-worker has sparked off a fresh controversy. The judge said the woman who accused Tarun Tejpal of sexual assault did not behave like a rape victim. This is not the first time that judges have made adverse remarks on women lodging a case of sexual assault. Some of these observations have been considered outrageous, here a few examples