The appeal, filed before the HC’s Goa bench, was amended this week to bring on record the judgment and to include further grounds against Tejpal’s acquittal
Tarun Tejpal. File pic
Referring to portions which noted that the CCTV footage and photos from the event show the victim cheerful and smiling, the government in its appeal said the observations “betray a complete lack of understanding of the post-trauma behaviour of victims”. They (observations of trial court) also demonstrate complete ignorance of the law and also several directions and guidelines passed by the Supreme Court (on how to handle such cases), it said.
The trial court allowed “scandalous, irrelevant and humiliating questions” to be put before the victim, it said.
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