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(Objectification of women by courts)

Supreme Court bench led by Justice AM Khanwilkar to resume hearing a petition seeking guidelines for courts to not impose bail conditions objectifyig women especially through bail orders in sexual violence cases.

#SupremeCourt
#misogyny

Attorney General was issued notice in the case. AG KK Venugopal has informed #SupremeCourt that gender sensitisation training for judges and more women judges in judiciary could be a solution.

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Attorney General KK Venugopal appears on screen.

Justice Khanwilkar: we have seen your written note, Mr Venugopal

Senior Adv Sanjay Parikh reads the directions he is seeking from the court: I have cited State of UP vs Madan Lal..

SC: Passing it over. We can't find the papers.

Court resumes hearing.

Attorney General: All lawyers should undergo a training of two to three years with regard to gender sensitization. Teachers should be dedicated to this subject and be taught to them. Sensitization of judges by State Judicial Academies is needed

AG: When an accused is granted bail in cases of sexual violence and is a neighbour of victim then protection needs to be given so that acid throwing instances or witness coercion does not take place.

AG: Judges who are from the old school and are patriarchal needs to be sensitized

Senior Advocate Parikh reads his notes.

Supreme Court bench reserves order in the case.

SC: We will pass necessary orders

Matter over

"Judges who are from old school and patriarchal need to be sensitised," Attorney General KK Venugopal tells Supreme Court

report by @DebayanDictum

#GenderBasedViolence #SupremeCourtofIndia
#judiciary

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