Mahmood Farooqui, 39, was found guilty of the attack in March 2015 by a fast-track court hearing the case in New Delhi. This week, a judge in Delhi ruled that despite verbal and physical protests, it may not have been clear to the Farooqui that the victim did not consent as “a feeble no may mean yes”, especially among “academically proficient” people. But now the Delhi High Court has questioned the victim’s account and whether Farooqui understood the lack of consent, according to the Indian Express. “Instances of woman behaviour are not unknown that a feeble no may mean a yes,” Justice Ashutosh Kumar said. During the appeal trial, his lawyer challenged the victim’s rape claim and suggested that the two were in fact in a relationship.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 27, 2017 15:00 UTC