SC fumes over 'piecemeal' examination of rape survivor

Taking exception to a rape survivor's "piecemeal" examination by a trial court in West Bengal, the Supreme Court has raised questions over her deposition being adjourned for four months.

- OUR CORRESPONDENT

NEW DELHI:

A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and K V Viswanathan said the trial court and the CBI, the prosecuting agency in the case, owed an explanation.

The bench was informed that the alleged survivor had already stepped into the witness box and was in the midst of recording her testimony and her further examination was kept on December 18 by the trial court.