British woman humiliated in courtroom is hopeful of justice.Byline: ANI Ahmedabad, Sept 20 (ANI): Kaya Eldridge, a British woman, who was allegedly humiliated hu·mil·i·ate tr.v. hu·mil·i·at·ed, hu·mil·i·at·ing, hu·mil·i·ates To lower the pride, dignity, or self-respect of. See Synonyms at degrade. by a lawyer during the hearing of a molestation molestation n. the crime of sexual acts with children up to the age of 18, including touching of private parts, exposure of genitalia, taking of pornographic pictures, rape, inducement of sexual acts with the molester or with other children, and variations of these case in India, said that she was hopeful of getting justice. Elridge staged a protest along with several locals and foreigners against molestation of women in Ahmedabad. "I am very positive about my case. I think if the support of the people is anything to go by, then the judicial system will have to reflect that and hopefully the truth will prevail here. We will finally get justice," Elridge said. Local citizens who voluntarily joined her and shouted slogans demanding justice for victims of molestation and violence. "On one hand, we are inviting the guests from foreign lands and on the other hand, a guest lady is suffering from these atrocities," said Swarup Dhruv, a cultural activist. On Friday, the Gujarat High Court The Gujarat High Court (Hindi: गुजरात उच्च न्यायालय) is the High Court of the state of Gujarat. directed the chief metropolitan magistrate to conduct an inquiry into the case. Elridge wrote a letter to the Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court Justice KS Radhakrishnan with signatures of people demanding action against the lawyer who allegedly asked her irrelevant question in the metropolitan court. The issue was taken up at the High Court by a self-help group self-help group, nonprofessional organization formed by people with a common problem or situation, for the purpose of pooling resources, gathering information, and offering mutual support, services, or care. . Expressing concern over the issue, Radhakrishnan sought report in the case after accusations were made by Eldridge that she was humiliated in the courtroom by the lawyer on Monday. Last month, Eldridge complained that a plumber (programming, tool) Plumber - A system for obtaining information about memory leaks in Ada and C programs. http://home.earthlink.net/~owenomalley/plumber.html. molested mo·lest tr.v. mo·lest·ed, mo·lest·ing, mo·lests 1. To disturb, interfere with, or annoy. 2. To subject to unwanted or improper sexual activity. her when he came for a repairing work at her flat. Guidelines of the Supreme Court said that court proceedings should take place 'in-camera' to avoid embarrassment to the victim and to protect her identity. (ANI) Copyright E 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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