Female magistrate to record rape victims’ deposition

Staff Correspondent: Female magistrate will record the deposition of victims of rape and sexually harassment for the sake of fair investigation and trial, according to a Supreme Court circular.

The circular signed by Supreme Court registrar general Dr Md Jakir Hossan said, “There is a provision in Women and Children Repression Prevention Act-2000 for recording statements from the victims in such cases.”

“It has been noticed that some male magistrates have recorded statements from female and child victims in some cases and therefore the victims felt confused and hesitated to place their statements to the male persons,” the circular read.

Chief judicial magistrates or chief metropolitan magistrates have been asked to implement the order.


risingbd/Dhaka/Apr 16, 2019/Mehedi/Nasim