New Delhi: A Delhi court Wednesday acquitted journalist Priya Ramani in a criminal defamation complaint filed by former Union Minister M.J. Akbar over her allegations of sexual harassment against him.
The court of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Ravindra Kumar Pandey accepted the contention of the accused that Akbar was not a man of stellar reputation.
In its verdict, the court said it took into consideration the systematic abuse of Ramani and her witness at the workplace.
Reacting to the judgment, Ramani said that it felt great to have one’s truth validated before court.
It feels amazing, truly does. I feel vindicated on behalf of all the women who have ever spoken out against sexual harassment at work place, she said.
