XXX Vs. STATE OF KERALA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) It was Atticus who said: 'she was powerful not because she was not scared; but she went on strongly despite the fear'.

(2.) Hands down, sexual assault is the most traumatic of criminal victimization. While most crime victims find it difficult to discuss their ordeal, sexual assault victims find it particularly painful - because they are intensely traumatized not only by the humiliation of their physical violation, but also the fear of stigmatization, derison and ridicule from the community and society.

(3.) The depth and complexity of the distress of a sexual assault victim is impossible to be defined.