Rape cases have often scrutinized the survivor’s behaviour. But recent judgments show courts look for reasons to let rapists off or charge them with lesser offences
As a law enforcer and police officer, let me share how tough it is to establish rape/harassment for dowry/domestic violence. It’s always convenient for courts to let the offender go by reading too deep into the technicalities of the law or precedences. Blanket statements such as having specific details of when incidents of assault occurred in domestic violence by husband and relatives violate logic. This practically means survivors have to keep a notebook of date, time and words used and that once is not good enough to prosecute. And even though ALL laws are misused or misread someway or the other, misogynists have ensured it is rooted in the minds of courts that most women-related cases come with her malafide intention. Thus, over scrutiny in these cases is being “cool”.
Not to mention courts themselves falling back on "misuse of 498A". I would love to meet over a chai or coffee. Are you in Delhi? Can we exchange emails? I'm at namitadotbhandare. Gmail.
As a law enforcer and police officer, let me share how tough it is to establish rape/harassment for dowry/domestic violence. It’s always convenient for courts to let the offender go by reading too deep into the technicalities of the law or precedences. Blanket statements such as having specific details of when incidents of assault occurred in domestic violence by husband and relatives violate logic. This practically means survivors have to keep a notebook of date, time and words used and that once is not good enough to prosecute. And even though ALL laws are misused or misread someway or the other, misogynists have ensured it is rooted in the minds of courts that most women-related cases come with her malafide intention. Thus, over scrutiny in these cases is being “cool”.
Not to mention courts themselves falling back on "misuse of 498A". I would love to meet over a chai or coffee. Are you in Delhi? Can we exchange emails? I'm at namitadotbhandare. Gmail.
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