New Delhi: February 17, 2021 Former Union Minister MJ Akbar’s defamation case against journalist Priya Ramani — filed over her allegations of sexual misconduct against him — could not be proved, a Delhi Court said today, acquitting her of all charges. “Women can’t be punished for raising instances of sexual abuse,” the court said. “The Indian constitution allows women to put forward her grievances before any forum and at any time,” the judge added, taking cognizance of the lack of mechanisms to raise sexual harassment complaints.
