Kerala High Court Issues Directions For Effective & Gender-Neutral Victim Protection Protocol For Sexual Assault Survivors

Case: X v. State of Kerala

Coram: Justice Devan Ramachandran

Case No.: WP(C) NO. 22276 OF 2021

Court Observation: “Hands down, sexual assault is the most traumatic of criminal victimization. While most crime victims find it difficult to discuss their ordeal, sexual assault victims find it particularly painful – because they are intensely traumatized not only by the humiliation of their physical violation, but also the fear of stigmatization, derision and ridicule from the community and society…. Indubitably, survivors have to be treated sensitively, respectfully and ought to be told that they will be believed. The process of recovery is slow and painful.”

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Keywords

Gender-Neutral Victim, Sexual Assault Survivors