{"id":32784,"date":"2014-04-01T10:48:28","date_gmt":"2014-04-01T05:18:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/?p=32784"},"modified":"2014-04-01T10:48:28","modified_gmt":"2014-04-01T05:18:28","slug":"cji-concerned-declining-conviction-rate-rape-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/cji-concerned-declining-conviction-rate-rape-cases","title":{"rendered":"CJI concerned at declining conviction rate in rape cases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/abu-salems-prosecution-under-death-penalty-law-to-be-withdrawn\/chief-justice-p-sathasivam\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29516\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"29516\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/abu-salems-prosecution-under-death-penalty-law-to-be-withdrawn\/chief-justice-p-sathasivam\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/Chief-Justice-P.-Sathasivam.jpg?fit=225%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"225,225\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Chief Justice P. 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Sathasivam\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Chief-Justice-P.-Sathasivam-150x150.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/Chief-Justice-P.-Sathasivam.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/Chief-Justice-P.-Sathasivam.jpg?resize=80%2C80&amp;ssl=1 80w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/Chief-Justice-P.-Sathasivam.jpg?w=225&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Chief Justice of India P.Sathasivam Monday expressed unhappiness on the declining of conviction rate in rape cases and emphasized that women judicial officials can play a major role in conducting trial in such cases.<\/p>\n<p>Citing the National Crime Records Bureau data for 2010-2012, Chief Justice Sathasivam said that conviction rate for all major crimes against woman have declined.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe conviction rate for rape has declined from 26.6 (percent) in 2010 to 24.2 in 2012, for molestation, from 29.7 to 24 in the same period, and for eve teasing (harassment) from 52.8 in 2010 to 36.9 in 2012,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He stressed enrollment of more proportion of women in the legal system.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe role of woman lawyer becomes more vital in cases.. such as\u2026 violence related to woman, since the woman have greater empathy, understanding and acceptance among the victims,\u201d said Chief Justice Sathasivam.<\/p>\n<p>He stressed that the statement of the rape victim must be recorded by a woman police official in the police station and a woman magistrate in the court, and the sole testimony of the victim is sufficient for conviction with the collaboration of evidence, if evidence is credible and beyond reasonable doubt.<\/p>\n<p>He was speaking while releasing two handbooks \u2013 \u201cLocating the Survivors in the Criminal Justice System: Decoding the Law\u201d and \u201cEngaging the Criminal Justice System: A Guide to Survivors of Violence\u201d \u2013 aimed at empowering survivors of sexual assault to benefit from the legal system.<\/p>\n<p>Chief Justice Sathasivam lauded the effort made by Lawyers Collective Women\u2019s Rights Initiative (LCWRI) to empower survivors and exhorted all high courts, subordinate courts, legal services authorities and judicial commissions to translate the two publications in their language and distribute it to all stakeholders concerned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday more than ever we are not just witnessing a rise in crime against women but an equally strong determination to fight such acts of wanton and unbridled violence by systematically using the potent instrument of law,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n<p>Additional Solicitor General and LCWRI Director, Indira Jai Singh, observed that lack of a functioning legal system continues to be perceived as a major challenge for survivors of sexual assault and a concern for the public.<\/p>\n<p>Citing NCRB data, she said it shows that while the number of rape cases reported from Delhi alone in 2013 has more than doubled since 2012, there was a steep decline in conviction rate for all major crimes against women.<\/p>\n<p>(Source:IANS)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chief Justice of India P.Sathasivam Monday expressed unhappiness on the declining of conviction rate in rape cases and emphasized that women judicial officials can play a major role in conducting trial in such cases. 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According to the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Top Law News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Top Law News","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/category\/top-law-news"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":25110,"url":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/rapes-in-india-rise-by-873-percent-from-1953","url_meta":{"origin":32784,"position":3},"title":"Rapes in India rise by 873 percent from 1953","author":"Legal India Admin","date":"December 20, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"According to the CPI-M's \"People's Democracy\" latest edition which has been released recently,\u00a0\"The number of rapes in India shot up from 1953 to 2001 by a staggering 873 percent.\" \"Sexual crimes against women have been rising alarmingly all across the country,\" it said in the wake of the brutal gang-rape\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Top Law News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Top Law News","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/category\/top-law-news"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":29917,"url":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/no-compromise-in-rape-cases-sc","url_meta":{"origin":32784,"position":4},"title":"No compromise in rape cases: SC","author":"Legal India Admin","date":"August 27, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court on Tuesday held that rape cases cannot be compromised or condoned even if the victim forgives the accused for the offence. A Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice P. Sathasivam ruled that such compromises, if entered into, are per se illegal and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Top Law News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Top Law News","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/category\/top-law-news"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":30187,"url":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/attack-women-brought-justice-un","url_meta":{"origin":32784,"position":5},"title":"Those who attack women should be brought to justice: UN","author":"Legal India Admin","date":"September 14, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"As four convicts in the Dec 16 gang-rape of a young woman were Friday sentenced to death, the UN said though it was against capital punishment, perpetrators of crimes against women should be brought to justice. \"While the UN does not support capital punishment, perpetrators of crimes against women must\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Top Law News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Top Law News","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/category\/top-law-news"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6H5Bf-8wM","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32784","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32784"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32784\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32784"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32784"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}