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Thursday, August 20, 2026
TopicVictim

Topic: Victim

Tejpal to Brij Bhushan, no ‘perfect victim’: How courts judge survivor’s conduct after sexual assault

Courts may examine a survivor’s actions and the timing of a complaint, but the law does not prescribe how a victim must behave after an alleged assault. ThePrint examines various judgements.

16 yrs of tareekh pe tareekh & a ‘victory’ after death — court staffer’s long fight for justice

A reader in Tis Hazari court, Mahendra Verma was fighting for full reimbursement of expenses incurred in son's cancer treatment. His daughter took case forward after his death in 2020.

Rajesh M, Venkat Prabhu bring dark comedy to SonyLiv’s Victim, challenge you to rethink

With an impressive line-up of directors, Tamil series Victim reminds you of an Edgar Allan Poe style of fiction.

On Camera

Indian courts are using AI without accountability. SC already caught one fake case law

Transformation without accountability is another way of failing people, only faster and at scale. Courts should therefore resist a race to adopt AI for its own sake.

India’s crude import bill jumped by 57% year-on-year to $63.4 bn in April-July as oil prices rose

India’s crude import volumes remained largely unchanged in April-July, but higher oil prices sharply increased the import bill, with renewed US-Iran tensions raising the risk of another rise in costs.

Hafiz Saeed’s Muridke headquarters was hit by woman fighter pilot during Op Sindoor

ThePrint has learnt that more than one woman fighter pilot were involved in targeting military locations during the 87-hour conflict with Pakistan last year.

Gen Vaidya won 2 Maha Vir Chakras, fell to assassins’ bullets 40 yrs ago. India forgot a great soldier

Forty years ago this week, ‘Khalistan Commando Force’ assassins were closing in on Gen Vaidya. So callous was the security of the just-retired Army chief that he was given a solitary police gunman