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xxxii. Judgesshouldintervenewhendefencelawyersbringinpast.
sexualhistory,evenincaseswhereburdenofproofisreversed,byrelyingontheMLCwhichrecordsthat.
two---fingersareinserted(andhence,thewomanishabituated)..
xxxiii. Judgesshouldnot.
repeat.
allthedetailsoftherapewhilequestioningthesurvivor.Forexample,thefollowingisanexcerpt.
fromatranscript.
ofatrialofa12yearwhowascross---examinedforthreehours,basedonanethnographyofrapetrialsinGujarat.
(excerpt.
fromPratiksha.
Baxi,PublicSecretsofLaw:RapeTrialsinIndia,forthcomingfromOUP)..
DL:Whenheclimbedontopofyou,heputhisurine(peeshab)intoyoururinethendidyoucry.
out?(toN):Heisaskingthat.
youscreamedbeforeor.
after.
inserting?.
N:Afterputting(nakhanekebaad).(d):It.
istruethat.
helaymedownandwhenhehadinsertedhisplaceofurination(peeshabkijagah)intomy.
placeofurination,Iscreamedonly.
once.DL:Lookhereyouwerelyingdown,thenwhatdidhedo,howmuchdidhedo(penetrate)that.
youdonot.
know.Howmuchdidheput.
hisplaceof.
urinationhalf,full?.
N:Full(akhi).(d):It.
isnot.
truethat.
whenIwaslaiddownandclimbeduponIdidnot.
knowhowmuchmyfather.
(abba).
Shakeelinsertedhisplaceof.
urinationintomyplaceof.
urination.But.
Iamsayingthatheputhis.
placeofurinationfull.
intomyplaceofurination.DL:Howdidyousee,youweresayingthatyouwerelyingdownthenhowdidyoucometoknow?.
N:Bloodcameout..
J:Heinsertedthatswhybloodcameout..
N:Yes.J(d):Istartedtobleed,onthat.
basisIamstating.
thatmy.
place.
ofurinationwaspenetratedfullybymyfather.
(abba).
Shakeelsplaceof.
urination.That.
myplaceof.
urinationwaspenetrated.
fullybymyfathersplaceofurination.
thatIdid.
notknowbecauseblood.
cameoutbutIamsayingthatIcameto.
knowthatmy.
placeofurinationwaspenetratedby.
my.
fathers(abbas).
placeof.
urination.DL:Howdoyouknowthathehadinserted?.
N:(quietinitially)Becausehepenetratedme,thatswhy.(d):Heinsertedinsideme,thatswhy.DL:Whenheinserted,youscreamed,thenhelaydownuponyou,afterthatyoukeptlyinganddidnotscreamforsecondtime?APPobjects:(Thequestion.
should.
be)did.
you.
cryatthattime?DL(toJinGujarati):Hehastakenitinthechief,elseIwouldnothaveasked..
J:.
Heisaskingthatwhenheinsertedclimbedonyou,.
laydownthendidyouscream.Youdonotunderstand?(Irritated).Iamexplainingfourfour.
times.Thefaster.
youunderstand,thefaster.
it.
willbeover.Youtakeyour.
timeandthenspeak..
N:Icried.J(d):ItisnottruethatIscreamedonceandthereafterIkeptlyingsilentlybutIamsayingIcried.APP(to.
DLin.
Gujarati):Thestyleofquestioninghasto.
bedifferent,ifyou.
asksmallchildren.
asyouwouldadultswhatwillhappen?.
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