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A Delhi Court on Wednesday acquitted Priya Ramani in the criminal defamation case filed by former union minister MJ Akbar. The case was filed in response to her allegation of sexual harassment.

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A Delhi Court on Wednesday acquitted Priya Ramani in the criminal defamation case filed by former union minister MJ Akbar. The case was filed in response to her allegation of sexual harassment. (Photos: Getty/PTI)
A Delhi Court on Wednesday acquitted Priya Ramani in the criminal defamation case filed by former union minister MJ Akbar. The case was filed in response to her allegation of sexual harassment. (Photos: Getty/PTI)
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"I am feeling amazing, to have my truth vindicated in a court of law is really something,": Journalist Priya Ramani said about being acquitted in the criminal defamation case against her. She was the first woman to accuse MJ Akbar of sexual harassment in an article in 2017 and a tweet in 2018. (File Photo: Getty Images)
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"Right of reputation can't be protected at the cost of right to dignity," Judge Ravindra Kumar Pandey said. MJ Akbar had filed a complaint against Ramani on October 15, 2018, for the damage done to his "stellar reputation". (File Photo: Getty Images)
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"A woman has right to put her grievance even after decades," the Delhi Court order stated. Priya Ramani had alleged that he had sexually harassed her during a job interview in 1994. Over 20 women then accused Akbar of sexual harassment during the time they had worked with him as journalists. (File Photo: PTI)
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"Sexual abuse takes away dignity and self confidence... The society must understand the impact of sexual abuse and harassment on its victims," the Court held. The allegations of sexual misconduct against MJ Akbar had come in during the peak of the #MeToo movement in 2018. (File Photo: PTI)
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Judge Pandey noted in the order,
Judge Pandey noted in the order, "A victim may for years not speak up due to the mental trauma. The woman cannot be punished for raising her voice against sexual abuse". (Representative Photo: Getty Images)

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