In a case of rape or any atrocity against a woman, the survivor must be cited as a witness, the Kalaburagi bench of Karnataka HC said in a recent judgment, reports P Vasanth Kumar.”If the survivor is not arraigned as a witness, the case loses its significance,” Justice S Rachaiah pointed out in his order while directing the Bidar SP to take necessary steps against the erring investigating officer for not having arraigned the survivor as a witness to the case. In a case of rape or any atrocity against a woman, the survivor must be cited as a witness, the Kalaburagi bench of Karnataka HC said in a recent judgment, reports P Vasanth Kumar.”If the survivor is not arraigned as a witness, the case loses its significance,” Justice S Rachaiah pointed out in his order while directing the Bidar SP to take necessary steps against the erring investigating officer for not having arraigned the survivor as a witness to the case.
