Supreme Court takes exception to verdict mentioning victim’s name in rape case

“We are of the view that all the subordinate courts shall be careful in future while dealing with such cases,” the Bench said in its June 30 order.

The Supreme Court has taken exception to a judgment delivered by a sessions court in Chhattisgarh in which the rape victim’s name was mentioned and said that all subordinate courts should be careful while dealing with such matters. A Bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan said it is well established that in such cases, the name of victim is not to be mentioned in any proceeding. “However, we take exception to the judgment of the sessions judge where the name of victim is mentioned,” said the Bench, also comprising Justices Vineet Saran and M. R. Shah.