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The Victim Who Wasn't Allowed to Exist

The Bombay High Court's Goa Bench overturned the 2021 acquittal of former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal on August 6, 2026, convicting him and sentencing him to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment, while criticising the trial court for expecting the survivor to conform to a "perfect victim" script. The ruling has renewed attention on Nils Christie's "ideal victim" theory and its varied application across Indian judicial history…