“While being focused upon the rights of the accused, we, in the present case, also cannot lose sight of the victim,” HC said.The division bench of Justices Bharati Dangre and Manjusha Deshpande noted that the day of the accident was the tormentous and unfortunate day for Pradeep Liladhar Nakhwa (victim’s husband), and said it was aware of the despair he was going through.”For too long, the victims of crimes have been the forgotten persons in a criminal justice system. Crime is not a problem of the victim, since the victim did not create it,” it said.The bench said while it was aware of the rights of an accused, the rights of the victim must also be prioritised.
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