India, Aug. 4 -- The Supreme Court has called for greater sensitivity in judicial writing in sexual offence cases, releasing a report that urges judges to abandon patriarchal and victim-blaming language in favour of survivor-centric, legally precise terminology.

The report, Judgments and Gender: Sensitivity and Compassion in Writing Judgments, was prepared by an expert committee headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice Aniruddha Bose after analysing 125 trial court judgments from across the country with assistance from State judicial academies.

Avoid stereotypes and victim-blaming: Report

The committee said the language used in judgments plays a crucial role in ensuring fairness, dignity and impartiality, and warned judges against ...