The Mathura Gang Rape Case¶ of 1972281 is seen as a turning point in the women’s rights movement in India. Two drunk policemen allegedly raped a tribal girl in a police station in the Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra. The Sessions Court acquitted the accused policemen because she was “habituated to sexual intercourse”. The High Court reversed the ruling and convicted. The Supreme Court then reversed that ruling and acquitted—because she raised no alarm and had no injury marks to prove there had been a struggle. Therefore, no rape. Things are improving, but slowly. The Supreme Court only
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