Do make sure that you turn up to give your invaluable deposition or then statement before the concerned court or else the court may simply end up giving it's judgement in absentia and setting free an alleged rapist much to the consternation of crores of Indian women........
A trial court in the national capital acquitted or honourably discharged a man who had allegedly sexually violated an Assamese woman in September 2013, simply because the victim failed to make an appearance before the said court and make her statement before the same.......
The trial in this case had begun in Februrary 2014 and was ultra speedily rushed past the finishing post as per the directions issued by the Delhi high court regarding the expeditious and timely/time bound disposal of all such cases involving people from the north eastern parts of the country......
Additional sessions judge Nivedita Anil Sharma acquitted or the let go off the accused one Ravi Kapoor (long term resident of the national capital's Punjabi Bagh area) while pithily observing that no inference of guilt could be drawn against the accused as the prosecution had woefully failed to produce the victim (Assamese woman) before the concerned court.......
Ms. Sharma also went on to say that pronouncing judgements in all such cases wherein the witness or victim turns hostile was nothing short of a nightmare for both the court as well as the judge as most if not all such cases were founded or then rested on the statement of the victim and circumstantial evidence that was "iffy" to say the least...........
Taking umbrage at the victim's refusal to appear before the court despite the issual of numerous sermons; Ms. Sharma observed that it was incumbent on the victim to back or then give weightage to her case by making a clear statement establishing the facts or then mitigating circumstances of the case and reluctant and unwilling victims should clearly state their hesitance to appear before the court as it would save the precious time of the court and the same could be used to dispose off another such case...........
Duly noting the statement of the couple with whom the victim was residing at the time regarding her marriage some five or so months back and hence the refusal of the victim to step out and testify against her tormentor or violator, the learned judge said, "marriage cannot be cited as a mitigating circumstance in rape cases as married women also fall prey to the wiles of unsavoury rapists ans hence it became all the more essential that women stepped out of the confines of their homes and bravely accosted their ravagers irrespective of their marital status"............
And hence one more so called rapist who should ideally have spent at least a decade if not more in jail walks free simply because his unwilling victim could not summon up the courage and wherewithal to confront her demons............
A trial court in the national capital acquitted or honourably discharged a man who had allegedly sexually violated an Assamese woman in September 2013, simply because the victim failed to make an appearance before the said court and make her statement before the same.......
The trial in this case had begun in Februrary 2014 and was ultra speedily rushed past the finishing post as per the directions issued by the Delhi high court regarding the expeditious and timely/time bound disposal of all such cases involving people from the north eastern parts of the country......
Additional sessions judge Nivedita Anil Sharma acquitted or the let go off the accused one Ravi Kapoor (long term resident of the national capital's Punjabi Bagh area) while pithily observing that no inference of guilt could be drawn against the accused as the prosecution had woefully failed to produce the victim (Assamese woman) before the concerned court.......
Ms. Sharma also went on to say that pronouncing judgements in all such cases wherein the witness or victim turns hostile was nothing short of a nightmare for both the court as well as the judge as most if not all such cases were founded or then rested on the statement of the victim and circumstantial evidence that was "iffy" to say the least...........
Taking umbrage at the victim's refusal to appear before the court despite the issual of numerous sermons; Ms. Sharma observed that it was incumbent on the victim to back or then give weightage to her case by making a clear statement establishing the facts or then mitigating circumstances of the case and reluctant and unwilling victims should clearly state their hesitance to appear before the court as it would save the precious time of the court and the same could be used to dispose off another such case...........
Duly noting the statement of the couple with whom the victim was residing at the time regarding her marriage some five or so months back and hence the refusal of the victim to step out and testify against her tormentor or violator, the learned judge said, "marriage cannot be cited as a mitigating circumstance in rape cases as married women also fall prey to the wiles of unsavoury rapists ans hence it became all the more essential that women stepped out of the confines of their homes and bravely accosted their ravagers irrespective of their marital status"............
And hence one more so called rapist who should ideally have spent at least a decade if not more in jail walks free simply because his unwilling victim could not summon up the courage and wherewithal to confront her demons............
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