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Tarun Tejpal Case: Goa Govt Dares Court's 'Appropriate Behaviour' Note
Goa session court’s decision to acquit journalist Tarun Tejpal from the rape case has raised questions over Judge Kshama Joshi’s “appropriate behaviour” comment. Judge said that the victim was “smiling and looked happy, normal, in [a] good mood" in the photographs taken shortly after the alleged assault. Terming the order 'erroneous in law' and ‘unsustainable,’ the Goa government appealed the decision in HC, which scheduled the hearing on… read-more
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Tejpal Case: HC Asks Goa Court To Edit References On Victims Identity
The Goa Sessions Court which recently passed verdict on Journalist Tarun Tejpal rape case is now directed by the Bombay High Court to edit the references in the same judgement. Examining the observations of the victim as 'astonishing,' the Solicitor General regarded the judgement as a "criminal offence" citing that it revealed the identity of the victim. The sessions court exclaimed the victim's behaviour as non-normative.
Tags: Tarun Tejpal Case, Sexual Assault, Sexual assault allegations, Goa Session Court
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