SALMAN AKRAM RAJA versus GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB THROUGH CHIEF SECRETARY
Under Article 184 (3) of the Constitution, the Supreme Court observed that the constitutional petition under Article 184 (3) of the Constitution ratified the victim of rape and challenged the legal status of exclusion from the court settlement. That rape was a crime. Further lawsuits were filed against the entire society in the name of the state, so where the complaining party did not come forward to pursue the case or to present evidence as it was out of court settlement, the state should proceed with the case. Should come forward and the courts should do this. Take into account aspects of the case as they benefited the accused Supreme Court, however, and directed that every police station that received rape complaints be led by a well-known civil society for legal aid and counseling purposes. Organizations should be involved. That a list of such organizations can be provided by a national commission such as Women. Upon receipt of information regarding the commission of the rape, the Investigating Officer / Station House Officer (Section HO) should notify such organizations as soon as possible. The management of DNA tests and protection of DNA evidence must be made in cases of rape. As soon as the affected girl is composed, her statement must be filed under Section 164, CR PC, preferably by a female magistrate. That the trial for rape should be conducted in camera and after regular court hours. Screenings or other arrangements should be made during the rape case so that victims and vulnerable witnesses do not face the accused, and evidence of victims of abuse video in appropriate cases.
