Republic World's video: Delhi Court Quashes BJP MP MJ Akbar s Criminal Defamation Case Against Priya Ramani

In a landmark verdict on Wednesday, the Rouse Avenue Court acquitted journalist Priya Ramani in the criminal defamation case filed against her by BJP MP MJ Akbar for her allegations of sexual harassment against him. While Ramani made this allegation against Akbar in the wake of the movement, Akbar had filed a complaint against her on October 15, 2018, for allegedly defaming him. Amid growing uproar as a number of other women too accused him of sexual harassment, he resigned as a Union Minister on October 17, 2018. During the course of the hearing, senior advocate Geeta Luthra argued for Akbar while senior advocate Rebecca John appeared for Priya Ramani. In the key order, Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ravindra Kumar took note of the systematic abuse at workplace and the absence of Vishakha guidelines at that time. Maintaining that a man of high reputation can also be a sexual harasser, he stressed, "Right of reputation can't be protected at the cost of right to dignity". Moreover, he held that a woman has a right to put forth her grievances even after decades. Subscribe to Republic TV & Don't forget to press THE BELL ICON to never miss any updates► http://bit.ly/RepublicWorld Official Website - https://www.republicworld.com/ Republic TV is India's no.1 English news channel since its launch. It is your one-stop destination for all the live news updates from India and around the world. Republic TV makes news accessible for you at your convenience, at all times and across devices. At Republic we keep you updated with up-to-the-minute news on politics, sports, entertainment, lifestyle, gadgets and much more. We believe in Breaking the story and Breaking the Silence. But most importantly, for us ‘You Are Republic, We Are Your Voice.’ Also, Watch ► Republic TV Live News Updates ►http://bit.ly/RepublicTVLiveNews The Debate With Arnab Goswami ► http://bit.ly/TheDebateWithArnabGoswami Biggest Story Tonight ► http://bit.ly/BiggestStoryTonight Burning Question Debates ► http://bit.ly/BurningQuestionDebate Patriot With Major Gaurav Arya ► http://bit.ly/PatriotFullEpisodes Exclusive Sunday Debate With Arnab Goswami ► http://bit.ly/SundayDebate You can stay connected with Republic TV on - Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/RepublicWorld/ Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/republic Official Website - https://www.republicworld.com/