Priya Ramani Acquitted: What Court Said About Workplace Harassment

The Delhi court said that “even a man of social status can be a sexual harasser.”

A Delhi trial court acquitted journalist Priya Ramani on Wednesday, 17 February, in the defamation case brought on against her by former Union Minister MJ Akbar. Judge Ravindra Kumar Pandey said that the court took into consideration "systemic abuse at workplace" to arrive at the verdict.

Making important and pertinent observations, the judge said that "even a man of social status can be a sexual harasser."