Tarun Tejpal Judgment Underlines How Little the Judiciary Has Learnt on Sexual Violence
Once again, the judge has put the survivor on trial while acquitting the accused.
Tarun Tejpal. Photo: Reuters
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Tarun Tejpalâs acquittal by a trial court in a rape case has left millions of Indians concerned about the safety and wellbeing of women. This article is not intended to be a critique of the judgment
per se or an assessment of the evidence in the case, as it deserves a separate article. The state of Goa has already gone into appeal and thus there are two stages at which its legal validity can, and hopefully, will be examined.
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