Madam, if possible please share the cutting of news paper as attachment or please hsare the judgement, this judgement is very important for Disabled persons witness for any case.
On 7/13/21, Kanchan Pamnani <[email protected]> wrote: > 7/13/2021 HC: Blind sexual harassment victim's deposition is valid - The > Times Of India - Mumbai, 7/13/2021 > https://epaper.timesgroup.com/Olive/ODN/TimesOfIndia/PrintArticle.aspx?doc=T > OIM%2F2021%2F07%2F13&entity=ar01321&ts=202107130124. 1/1 HC: Blind sexual > harassment victim's deposition is valid [email protected] > Chennai: The evidence of a victim of sexual harassment who is blind cannot > become inadmissible on the ground that she is visually impaired, the Madras > high court said while upholding a trial court's order that awarded > seven-year jail to an autorickshaw driver who had assaulted the woman. > According to the prosecution, auto-rickshaw driver Anbu Selvan was hired to > transport the victim to her music class. Taking advantage of her > disability, > he took her to a secluded spot and sexually harassed her. He even tried to > kill her when she did not cooperate. Challenging a trial court order > awarding a seven-year jail term to him, Selvan moved the high court saying > her evidence could not be relied upon as she was blind. Justice R M T > Teekka > Raman termed Selvan as a "heartless person". Citing circumstantial and > other > evidence, the judge said, "Merely because of the disability, evidence of > disabled persons cannot be treated as inferior in nature. The victim as a > blind lacks vision, but her version had vision and hence, this court holds > that the evidence of the victim is admissible in evidence." He then > confirmed the sentence awarded by the trial court. Taking advantage of her > disability, an auto driver - hired to take the victim to her music class - > took her to a secluded spot and sexually harassed he > > > > -- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > https://www.avg.com > > -- > Disclaimer: > 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the > person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; > > 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails > sent through this mailing list.. > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "AccessIndia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/a/accessindia.org.in/d/msgid/accessindia/022201d777be%2443fcc6d0%24cbf65470%24%40gmail.com. > -- Vivek Doddamani Ph-9868954833 & 7011740648 skype: vivek.doddamani, FB: vivek doddamani. 105, Lancer Road, Near Mall Road, Delhi-110054. -- Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list.. Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "AccessIndia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/a/accessindia.org.in/d/msgid/accessindia/CANYGqbicQtsx5JwKQg%3DUbcbs4saY%2BcAbtFTKbDVKLpo4X%3DL28g%40mail.gmail.com.
