PRESUMPTION IN FAVOUR OF THE RAPE VICTIMS UNDER THE EVIDENCE ACT, 1872: TRACING THE SOCIAL, LEGAL AND ETHICAL IMPACT
PRESUMPTION IN FAVOUR OF THE RAPE VICTIMS UNDER THE EVIDENCE ACT, 1872: TRACING THE SOCIAL, LEGAL AND ETHICAL IMPACT Himangi Nagar, 4th year, BBA LLB student at Symbiosis Law School – Hyderabad. Download Manuscript ABSTRACT The Justice System of India does assume innocence and gives it greater importance than focusing on punishment and conviction. Therefore, naturally in most cases, the burden to prove that accused has committed said offence lies on the prosecution. However, there are exceptions to this rule including the offence of rape. Rape victims are made to experience the offence twice – once when it happens and again when the trial goes on. This is because of the pre-existing myths and stereotypes that hound the victims. This paper attempts to analyse the idea and impact of presumption of consent by studying relevant law commission reports and case laws. Type Information Research Paper LawFoyer International Journal of Doctrinal Legal Research, Volume I, Issue II, Page 107 – 115. Creative Commons Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. Copyright © LIJDLR 2023 Recent content PRESUMPTION IN FAVOUR OF THE RAPE VICTIMS UNDER THE EVIDENCE ACT, 1872: TRACING THE SOCIAL, LEGAL AND ETHICAL IMPACT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS: ASSESSING AN IMAGINABLY UNIMAGINABLE FUTURE BOOK REVIEW: “BEFORE MEMORY FADES: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY” BY FALI S. NARIMAN UNBORN BENEFICIARIES AND PERPETUITY RULE: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF SECTION 13 & SECTION 14 IN THE TRANSFER OF THE PROPERTY ACT, 1882 PLEA OF ALIBI AND IT’S RELEVANCE IN CRIMINAL TRIALS TURN OF TABLES : AN OVERVIEW OF THE LEGALITY OF THE JALLIKATTU PRACTICE