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The judgement by a Goa court acquitting former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal is "shocking" in its legal bias, as it questions the credibility of the victim who is "a good writer, conversant with rape law, independent" ...
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Judge Kshama M Joshi had heavily relied on the CCTV footage of the crime scene -- the Goa hotel lift -- and the victim's statements before acquitting Tarun Tejpal of all charges in 2013 rape case.
No one can oppose a juridical finding of innocence based on reasonable doubt, but we must insist that rape survivors deserve a fair trial.
“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.