Indian Woman Would Rather Suffer Silently Than Falsely Implicate Someone In A Rape Case, Says Tripura HC [Read Judgment]

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2 April 2019 12:17 PM IST

  • Indian Woman Would Rather Suffer Silently Than Falsely Implicate Someone In A Rape Case, Says Tripura HC [Read Judgment]

    "A statement of rape is extremely humiliating experience for a woman and unless she is a victim of sexual assault, she would ordinarily not blame anyone for the alleged crime."

    In the context of Indian culture, a woman-victim of sexual aggression, would rather suffer silently than falsely implicate someone, said the Tripura High Court while upholding conviction of a man accused of sexually assaulting a minor girl. Pramanik Dey was convicted by the POCSO Court under Section 363 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 4 of POCSO Act and sentenced to seven...

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