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For the first time, psychologists' assessment of a rape victim turns basis for a ruling

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Landmark Judgement...
  • It's a first in India: a court has taken psychologists' assessment of the victim as evidence in a child sexual abuse case
  • The accused, the father of the victim, was sentenced to seven years RI by an additional sessions judge in Delhi
  • The judgement could set a precedent
  • Experts feel psychologists' report can be taken as evidence in such cases that don't have witnesses or material proof

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