Chennai, Dec 28 (Reporter) The Madras High Court on Saturday order a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into the alleged sexual assault of a girl student at the state-run Anna University campus and directed the state government to pay Rs 25 lakh as compensation to the victim for the mental trauma underwent by her after her identity was revealed in the First Information Report (FIR). The Court also directed the varsity to extend free education and hostel facilities apart from providing necessary psychological support considering the trauma she had undergone. The Court also directed the Police to provide protection to the victim and her family. Resuming hearing after pulling up the Chennai Police Commissioner A Arun over the leakage of FIR that revealed the victim's identity and for concluding that the arrested person was the real culprit and only person was involved in the offence, a Bench of Justices SM Subramaniam and V Lakshminarayan ordered a SIT probe comprising three Women IPS Officers--Sneha Priya, Ayman Jamal and Brinda--after highlighting various omissions in the ongoing probe. The SIT would also probe the FIR leak case as well, the Bench said. The Bench observed it as unfortunate that the leaking of the FIR itself led to victim shaming. "It has led to more mental agony for her. Noting that it was the incumbent duty of the State and the society to protect women, the Bench took a serious view of the way the FIR was written and said "This can't be done by blaming or shaming her." "It is misogynistic. The Constitution doesn't differentiate between men and women and the society must feel ashamed to put down women," it observed. It further asked why a woman cannot walk alone freely, dress the way she wishes to or speak to a man without being judged. "A woman must rise above societal stigma. It was never her fault, only the society's that judged her," it said. Concluding that the contents of the FIR itself breached the victim's right to dignity, the Court said, in the present case, the victim's right under Article 21 of the Constitution was breached and thus, it contemplates awarding a compensation to the victim". During the hearing earlier, the Court said since the victim is a student and only 19 years of age, it was the duty of the police to help her. "The victim is a student...only 19 years old. Isn't it the SHO's duty to assist the victim in registering the FIR, in wording it. It reads like something that we would read in secret in the boys' hostel," it remarked. As the Court read the FIR further, it stressed that the police need to be sensitized. It was hearing a batch of petitions seeking directions related to the investigation of the case. One of the petitioners is advocate Jayaprakash who is also a member of the AIADMK). On December 25, the Chennai Police arrested a roadside biryani vendor, Gnanasekaran, for allegedly sexually assaulting the student on Anna University campus on December 23 night...////...