November 24, 2013

5 Tips for Young Women who may be suffering from sexual harassment #Law #India

1) Always remember Abraham Lincoln's Statement : There is an equally strong good man for an every equally strong bad man.

However bad and strong anyone may be, there is always an equally a good and strong man who can help you out. Find them. Many such persons are listed in Who's Who in India book. Problem which may be a Mountain-Size problem for you, is only a paper weight size problem for them. Even a smallest judge in a nearest court or a good lawyer in your nearest court, is a strong person.


2) Such good men keep themselves aloof and away. They do not like to be involved with either bad men or their victims. They will help only if you seek their help in such a way that they do not have to get personally involved in your misfortune. They will not like to create their personal enmity with anyone because of your problem.


3) Laws have great powers. But Judges need unimpeachable evidence to clearly see what has happened immediately before the incident and what happened immediately after the incident.

The complainant as well as accused may be lying on actual event. But judges look for verification of truth from timeline and demographic area surrounding the incident. This knowledge gives them power.


4) SMS, mobile calls, email records, travel tickets, etc. are documentary and digital evidence, which cannot be easily created or tempered with - because they have time stamps on them.

These help the judges to see truth.


5) Do not much rely on oral and non documentary evidence. They have no time stamps on it. These are comparatively weak proofs.

They can change under pressure.


Haresh Raichura
24/11/13