Backstory | Distinct Vulnerabilities of Women Journalists: Afterthoughts on the Priya Ramani Case
A fortnightly column from The Wire s public editor.
Priya Ramani after the verdict in the case lodged against her by MJ Akbar. Photo: Ismat Ara/The Wire
Women27/Feb/2021
A series of court judgments over ten fateful days â the Priya Ramani verdict of February 17; Varavara Rao bail orders of February 22 (Bombay high court) and February 23 (Nagpur High Court); the Disha Ravi bail of February 24; the protection from arrest granted to Shantanu Muluk on February 26; and the granting of Nodeep Kaurâs bail on February 26 â provide a glimmer of judicial accountability during a dark and tyrannical time, when the silence from the higher courts remained unbroken despite the loud slamming of jail gates.