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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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