"Judges who are from old school and patriarchal need to be sensitised," Attorney General KK Venugopal tells Supreme Court

Plea avers that since the judgment comes from a High Court, it would trivialize such an heinous offence and that "there is a strong likelihood that such observations and directions may result in normalizing the crime."
Attorney General KK Venugopal
Attorney General KK Venugopal
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Judges, who are "old school" and "patriarchal" in their outlook, need to be sensitised so that they do not pass orders objectifying women in cases of sexual violence, Attorney General (AG) KK Venugopal told the Supreme Court on Wednesday.

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