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In.............., the Supreme Court held that a Criminal Injuries Compensation Board should be established for the award of compensation whether or not conviction has taken place.
Answer: B
The case is Delhi Domestic Working Women's Forum v Union of India.
In this 1995 case, arising from the rape of six domestic servants by army personnel on a train, the Supreme Court laid down guidelines for helping rape victims and directed the setting up of a Criminal Injuries Compensation Board. Compensation was to be awarded by the court on conviction, and by the Board whether or not a conviction had taken place.
Vishaka (1997) laid down guidelines on sexual harassment at the workplace. Chandrima Das (2000) awarded compensation to a foreign national raped by railway employees, and Nilabati Behera (1993) recognised public-law compensation for custodial death.
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