Women judges a better choice
This refers to the news item, "Can only a woman judge understand rape?" (VT, Aug5).Rape is a heinous crime that can shatter a woman.There are many pending trials involving rape in Bangalore. When it comes to delivering judgement,what matters is fairness.
Gender has nothing to do with delivering justice. Judges are supposed to be impartial. It is wrong to bring up the gender issue in this regard.A woman judge will pass an equivalent judgement on the rapist. As far as the mental state of a rape victim is concerned, she might find it difficult to state each and every fact to a male judge.In such an event, a woman judge seems to be a better choice.
Monalisa Biswas, Bangalore
