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Priya Ramani s Acquittal, Female Solidarity and the Rise of a #MeToo Judicial Conscience
A deep dive into a judgment which goes some way in fighting the need to vilify and suspect survivors of sexual harassment.
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Women21/Feb/2021
On October 8, 2018, journalist Priya Ramani shared her story about being sexually harassed in 1993 by BJP leader and minister M.J. Akbar, back in the day when he was editor of
Asian Age. Subsequently, nearly 20 other women also shared accounts of sexual harassment at Akbar’s hands and supported the claim made by her.
On October 18, 2018, Akbar filed a criminal defamation complaint against Ramani. The ensuing trial continued for two and a half years, with several delays in the trial process â the case was transferred on three separate occasions and the accused was compelled to come to court on approximately 20 occasions from Bengaluru to New Delhi for the trial.
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A verdict that has ended a long silence
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The Priya Ramani case is a key moment in the legal process that has often failed to bring justice to women complainants
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The Priya Ramani case is a key moment in the legal process that has often failed to bring justice to women complainants
The acquittal of Priya Ramani, a journalist, on a complaint of criminal defamation by former Union Minister M.J. Akbar has come as a vindication to a long line of women who have not been taken seriously earlier when they have alleged sexual harassment. Many an allegation has often remained unvoiced for fear of ridicule, shaming, or on grounds of sheer financial necessity. There have also been those who feel that anything short of rape or outraging a woman’s modesty is not actionable. That long silence has now been broken by this verdict. A powerful man’s predatory past has caught up with him, when a not-so-powerful victim chose to