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{{Short description|senior advocate in the Supreme Court of India}}

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'''Rebecca Mammen John''' is an Indian lawyer, working primarily in the field of criminal defense. She has represented parties in several widely reported cases, including the families of victims of the [[Hashimpura massacre|1987 Hashimpura massacre]], Indian stockbroker [[Harshad Mehta]], and the accused in the [[Aarushi murder case]]. She has also been appointed as a Special Public Prosecutor on occasion by the [[Delhi High Court|High Court of Delhi]], and frequently comments in leading newspapers and the media on issues of criminal justice reform in India.<ref name="Behura">{{Cite news|last=Behura|first=Monica|title=Indian women making a mark in the field of law|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/special-report/indian-women-making-a-mark-in-the-field-of-law/articleshow/5652766.cms?from=mdr|access-date=2020-11-04}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2019-06-14|title=Govt 'clears' file appointing special public prosecutors in Saxena case|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi-news/govt-clears-file-appointing-special-public-prosecutors-in-saxena-case/story-jETjiQWZee2NqTeuypdoFL.html|access-date=2020-11-04|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Aarushi Talwar Murder Case Verdict LIVE: Rajesh And Nupur Talwar Acquitted By Allahabad High Court|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/aarushi-talwar-hemraj-murder-case-verdict-live-allahabad-high-court-to-deliver-verdict-today-1761856|access-date=2020-11-04|website=NDTV.com}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=2018-11-02|title=Lawyer Rebecca John Recounts The 'Very Very Difficult' Journey Of The Hashimpura Massacre Trial And Finding 'Joy' After The Verdict|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.in/2018/11/02/interview-how-a-hidden-dairy-led-to-a-conviction-in-the-hashimpura-case-lawyer-rebecca-john-recounts_a_23578104/|access-date=2020-11-04|website=HuffPost India|language=en}}</ref><ref name="Sachdev"/>

== Career ==
Rebecca John enrolled with the Bar Council of Delhi 1988 and has been practicing in the field of criminal law since then.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Behura|first=Monica|title=Indian women making a mark in the field of law|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/special-report/indian-women-making-a-mark-in-the-field-of-law/articleshow/5652766.cms|access-date=2020-11-16}}</ref> In 2013, John became the first woman to be designated a [[senior counsel]] by the High Court of Delhi on the criminal side.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Garg|first=Abhinav|last2=Mar 8|first2=Smriti Singh / TNN / Updated:|last3=2013|last4=Ist|first4=05:44|title=Two women lawyers get rare honour {{!}} Delhi News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Two-women-lawyers-get-rare-honour/articleshow/18857806.cms|access-date=2020-11-16|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> She has represented the accused in a number of significant and widely reported cases, including representing Indian stockbroker [[Harshad Mehta]] in a number of cases concerning the [[1992 securities scam]] early in her career.<ref name="Behura" />

In 2012, she represented [[Kobad Ghandy]], an Indian Communist writer and political activist, against charges under the [[Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act]]. He was acquitted of the charges.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ghandy: Police file same chargesheet - Indian Express|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/ghandy-police-file-same-chargesheet/931756/|access-date=2020-11-04|website=archive.indianexpress.com}}</ref> In 2013, she represented Indian cricketer [[S. Sreesanth]] in the [[2013 Indian Premier League spot-fixing and betting case]] in which he was ultimately discharged.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sreesanth claims innocence, says never indulged in spot-fixing - Indian Express|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/sreesanth-claims-innocence-says-never-indulged-in-spotfixing/1118751/|access-date=2020-11-04|website=archive.indianexpress.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|others=PTI|date=2015-07-25|title=Sreesanth, Chandila, Chavan discharged in IPL spot-fixing case|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/ipl-spot-fixing-sreesanth-chandila-chavan-acquitted/article7464447.ece|access-date=2020-11-04|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Praveen|first=M. P.|date=2013-06-04|title=Sreesanth's counsel denounces decision to invoke MCOCA against cricketers|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/sreesanths-counsel-denounces-decision-to-invoke-mcoca-against-cricketers/article4781409.ece|access-date=2020-11-04|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> She has also represented Nupur and Rajesh Talwar, who were accused of murdering their daughter [[Aarushi murder case|Aarushi]] as well as a domestic worker, Hemraj, in a [[2008 Noida double murder case|widely reported case in 2008]]. Both were eventually acquitted by the Allahabad High Court.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-10-12|title=Aarushi Talwar murder case: Talwars' acquitted, friends, family and well-wishers rejoice|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/aarushi-talwar-murder-case-verdict-rajesh-nupur-allahabad-high-court-hemraj-reactions-4887397/|access-date=2020-11-04|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>

In 2010, John represented families of Sikh victims who died in the [[1984 anti-Sikh riots]], in the case against the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] politician [[Jagdish Tytler]] for his alleged participation in the riots.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2010-03-24|title=1984 riots victims question CBI report on Tytler|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/1984-riots-victims-question-cbi-report-on-tytler/|access-date=2020-11-04|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Court upholds CBI closure report, gives Tytler clean chit - Indian Express|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/court-upholds-cbi-closure-report-gives-tytler-clean-chit/612156/|access-date=2020-11-04|website=archive.indianexpress.com}}</ref> In 2015, John represented the families of the victims of the [[Hashimpura massacre|1987 Hashimpura massacre]], in which members of the Provincial Armed Constabulary were charged with killing more than 40 Muslim men. A Delhi court convicted 16 Provincial Armed Constabulary members of the murders, awarding them life sentences.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-01-09|title=Most chilling murder in free India|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/most-chilling-murder-in-free-india/|access-date=2020-11-04|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=ANI|date=2018-11-27|title=Hashimpura massacre: Five more convicts surrender before Tis Hazari court|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/hashimpura-massacre-five-more-convicts-surrender-before-tis-hazari-court-118112701084_1.html|access-date=2020-11-04}}</ref> John also made a case for the award of compensation to the victims' families, along with advocate [[Vrinda Grover]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-03-23|title=Hashimpura 27 years later: 'No one cared for us then, why will they do so now?'|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/no-one-cared-for-us-then-why-will-they-do-so-now/|access-date=2020-11-04|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> In an interview after the conclusion of the case, she described it as "a very very difficult journey, but the verdict, 31 years too late, was still a verdict we welcomed and overjoyed about."<ref name=":2" />

In 2017, John represented politicians [[Kanimozhi Karunanidhi]], and [[Sanjay Chandra]] of the Unitech Group in the [[2G spectrum case]], in which they were acquitted by a special court in Delhi.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-12-21|title=2G spectrum verdict: Why the case fell flat|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/2g-spectrum-verdict-why-the-case-fell-flat/story-rG9lm6WmYfSSlij2qurPVJ.html|access-date=2020-11-04|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> She has also represented and got discharged the Maran brothers in the Aircel-Maxis case<ref>{{Cite web|last=Feb 3|first=Aamir Khan / TNN / Updated:|last2=2017|last3=Ist|first3=04:24|title=Aircel-Maxis: Court discharges Maran brothers in Aircel-Maxis case {{!}} India News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/court-discharges-maran-brothers-in-aircel-maxis-case/articleshow/56944469.cms|access-date=2020-11-16|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> She has represented factory workers of a Maruti Suzuki plant; 13 workers were convicted of murdering a manager during a 2012 workers strike, while 117 co-accused were acquitted of all charges.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-03-11|title=13 guilty of murder in 2012 Maruti factory riot that killed one, 117 acquitted|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/gurgaon/13-guilty-of-murder-in-2012-maruti-factory-riot-that-killed-one-117-acquitted/story-0OEhWKQplgDVzbkNcS008H.html|access-date=2020-11-04|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> In 2016, she represented student and politician [[Kanhaiya Kumar]] and got him bail in a case of alleged sedition.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-03-03|title=JNU row: Kanhaiya Kumar gets bail and a lesson on thoughts that ‘infect… (like) gangrene’|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/kanhaiya-kumar-bail-jnu-delhi-high-court/|access-date=2020-11-16|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Jain|first=Ritika|date=2016-03-03|title=Kanhaiya Kumar granted interim bail for six months; to walk out of Tihar Jail today|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-anti-nationalism-akin-to-gangrene-delhi-high-court-2184954|access-date=2020-11-16|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref> She has also represented Kanhaiya Kumar in a case concerning a fine levied on him by the Jawaharlal Nehru University.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-07-18|title=Don't take coercive step against Kanhaiya Kumar till July 20: Delhi HC to JNU|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/dont-take-coercive-step-against-kanhaiya-kumar-till-july-20-delhi-hc-to-jnu-5264570/|access-date=2020-11-04|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> The Delhi High Court ordered the fine to be set aside.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-07-20|title=Delhi HC sets aside penalty imposed on Kanhaiya Kumar by JNU|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/delhi-hc-sets-aside-penalty-imposed-on-kanhaiya-kumar-by-jnu/story-a1JBacVPHCCyTHoQ81JupJ.html|access-date=2020-11-04|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> John is a part of a team of lawyers representing Congress leaders in the [[National Herald corruption case|National Herald case.]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jain|first=Ritika|date=2016-12-27|title='National Herald' case: Subramanian Swamy loses battle for documents in court|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-national-herald-case-subramanian-swamy-loses-battle-for-documents-in-court-2286763|access-date=2020-11-17|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Suresh|first=Smrithi|title=#NationalHerald: Singhvi, Rebecca John, RS Cheema, Sibal, Swamy appear|url=https://www.barandbench.com/news/nationalherald-delhi-hc-reserves-order-congress-leaders-plea|access-date=2020-11-17|website=Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Sen|first=Shreeja|date=2016-12-10|title=Court to decide on Subramanian Swamy’s plea in National Herald case on 26 Dec|url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/24gw9jW92FnSqe1RynCrJK/Delhi-court-to-decide-on-National-Herald-case-on-26-December.html|access-date=2020-11-17|website=mint|language=en}}</ref>

John is currently representing Indian journalist [[Priya Ramani]], the defendant in a criminal defamation case filed by former Union Minister [[M. J. Akbar]] after Ramani alleged, during the [[Me Too movement (India)|MeToo movement in India]],<ref>{{Cite news|last=Dutt|first=Barkha|title=Opinion {{!}} An actor, a journalist, a government minister: Who is next to fall in India’s #MeToo wave?|language=en-US|work=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/global-opinions/wp/2018/10/10/an-actor-a-journalist-a-government-minister-who-is-next-to-fall-in-indias-metoo-wave/|access-date=2020-11-16|issn=0190-8286}}</ref> that Akbar had sexually harassed her in 1993.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-09|title=MJ Akbar's 'stellar' reputation key to his defamation case, I said it's false: Ramani|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/hearing-in-defamation-case-mj-akbars-stellar-reputation-key-to-his-case-i-said-its-false-says-ramani-6588520/|access-date=2020-11-04|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> John is also representing several of the accused in the [[2020 Delhi riots]], foreign nationals belonging to the [[Tablighi Jamaat]], who were arrested during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India]], and persons arrested near or at the site of protests against amendments to India's citizenship laws.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-05-29|title=Delhi HC nod to shift 955 foreign Tablighis to other accommodations|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/delhi-hc-nod-to-shift-955-foreign-tablighis-to-other-accommodations-6432246/|access-date=2020-11-04|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-12-22|title=Citizenship Act protests: Delhi court dismisses Chandrashekhar Azad's bail plea|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/citizenship-amendment-act-protests-delhi-court-dismisses-chandrashekhar-azads-bail-plea-darya-ganj-6178666/|access-date=2020-11-04|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-02|title=Delhi HC bail for riot accused: Prison for convicts, not to send any message|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/delhi-hc-bail-for-northeast-delhi-violence-riot-accused-6437993/|access-date=2020-11-04|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> John has also represented the Chief Minister of New Delhi Arvind Kejriwal in several cases<ref>{{Cite news|title=Defamation plea against Arvind Kejriwal: Delhi High Court calls for case records|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/defamation-plea-against-arvind-kejriwal-delhi-high-court-calls-for-case-records/articleshow/60498439.cms?from=mdr|access-date=2020-11-16}}</ref> including obtaining his acquittal in 2020 in a defamation case filed against him.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Tripathi|first=Karan|date=2020-10-28|title=Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal Acquitted In Criminal Defamation Case Filed by BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri|url=https://www.livelaw.in/news-updates/delhi-cm-arvind-kejriwal-acquitted-in-criminal-defamation-case-filed-by-bjp-mp-ramesh-bidhuri-165114|access-date=2020-11-16|website=www.livelaw.in|language=en}}</ref> In 2020, John appeared for the one of the convicts in the [[2012 Delhi gang rape and murder|2012 Delhi gang rape]] and murder case (''Nirbhaya case'') pleading for the correct application of the law governing the execution of his sentence of death.<ref>{{Cite web|last=DelhiFebruary 2|first=Aneesha Mathur New|last2=February 2|first2=2020UPDATED:|last3=Ist|first3=2020 20:40|title=Nirbhaya Case: Have right to be treated fairly even as death row convict, Mukesh tells court|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/nirbhaya-case-hearing-live-updates-delhi-high-court-on-hanging-of-convicts-1642573-2020-02-02|access-date=2020-11-16|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Nirbhaya case convicts claim in HC they cannot be executed separately|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/nirbhaya-case-convicts-claim-in-hc-they-cannot-be-executed-separately/1724401|access-date=2020-11-16|website=www.outlookindia.com/}}</ref>

In addition to private criminal defense, she has on occasion been appointed as a Special Public Prosecutor and government counsel in a number of cases. In 2018, John was part of a panel of lawyers appointed by the Delhi government to represent it in certain cases before the Delhi High Court and the Supreme Court. The panel was temporarily dissolved by the Lieutenant-Governor of Delhi. John was reinstated after the Delhi Government reconstituted the panel, following a Supreme Court ruling that the Lieutenant-Governor did not have the power to interfere with actions of the elected government of Delhi.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-07-13|title=Delhi govt reinstates lawyers' panel scrapped by L-G|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/delhi/govt-reinstates-lawyers-panel-scrapped-by-l-g-5257331/|access-date=2020-11-04|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> In 2019, she was appointed as Special Public Prosecutor in the [https://theprint.in/report/an-aspiring-youtuber-ankit-saxena-didnt-anticipate-that-love-will-cost-him-his-life/33776/ Ankit Saxena murder case].<ref>{{Cite web|author=Scroll Staff|title=Ankit Saxena murder trial: Delhi government appoints counsels Rebecca John and Vishal Gosain|url=https://scroll.in/latest/897142/ankit-saxena-murder-trial-delhi-government-appoints-counsels-rebecca-john-and-vishal-gosain|access-date=2020-11-16|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-06-14|title=Govt ‘clears’ file appointing special public prosecutors in Saxena case|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi-news/govt-clears-file-appointing-special-public-prosecutors-in-saxena-case/story-jETjiQWZee2NqTeuypdoFL.html|access-date=2020-11-16|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-06-29|title=Delhi govt appoints advocates as 2 special public prosecutors for trial in Ankit Saxena murder case|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-delhi-govt-appoints-advocates-as-2-special-public-prosecutors-for-trial-in-ankit-saxena-murder-case-2766053|access-date=2020-11-16|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref>

==Commentary==

John has frequently commented on the subject of criminal law reform in India. In 2013, John spoke with ''[[Reuters]]'' about what she described as "really, really shoddy" Indian police investigation of rape, as well as the lengthy prosecution process in court.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bhalla |first1=Nita |title=Analysis: How India's police and judiciary fail rape victims |url=https://in.reuters.com/article/india-delhi-gang-rape-women-safety-polic-idINDEE90F0AY20130116 |access-date=26 December 2020 |work=Reuters |agency=Trustlaw |date=January 16, 2013}}</ref> In 2014, she was one of several lawyers who critiqued the [[Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013]], pointing out that the proposed law could potentially allow accused persons to avoid penalties for the offence of rape.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-10-14|title=Amendments to protect wives come in handy for husbands|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/amendments-to-protect-wives-come-in-handy-for-husbands/|access-date=2020-11-04|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> In 2017, John spoke with ''[[SheThePeople.TV]]'' about improvements that could be made in the prosecution of rape charges.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gupta |first1=Poorvi |title=Senior Advocate Rebecca John on ‘How to humanize rape trials?’ |url=https://www.shethepeople.tv/news/rape-trial-india-rebecca-john/ |access-date=26 December 2020 |work=SheThePeople.tv |date=September 2, 2017}}</ref>

In 2018, John wrote for ''[[Firstpost]],'' critiquing a Supreme Court recommendation for the framing of a new law to specifically address incidents of mob [[lynching]] in India, arguing that the focus should instead be on better prosecution and investigation rather than the creation of a new law.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-07-17|title=Supreme Court order on mob lynching strong, but new law will be useless unless existing rules are enforced - India News , Firstpost|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/supreme-courts-order-on-mob-lynching-is-strong-but-new-law-will-be-useless-as-long-as-existing-rules-arent-implemented-4759151.html|access-date=2020-11-04|website=Firstpost}}</ref>

In 2018, John expressed support for the [[Me Too movement (India)|Me Too]] movement in India, encouraging victims to file criminal complaints and provide testimony in cases of sexual harassment and assault, while acknowledging the challenges, including extensive delays, in the criminal process.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-10-15|title=#MeToo movement: Lawyers weigh in, delay not a problem, file police complaint|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/metoo-movement-lawyers-weigh-in-delay-not-a-problem-file-police-complaint-mj-akbar-sexual-harassment-5401977/|access-date=2020-11-04|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Singh|first=Bhasha|date=2018-10-22|title='#MeToo is about speaking truth to power': Advocate Rebecca John|url=https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/interview/metoo-is-about-speaking-truth-to-power-advocate-rebecca-john|access-date=2020-11-04|website=National Herald|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Something Very Monumental Is Happening, and We Should Listen|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/evwqaw/something-very-monumental-is-happening-and-we-should-listen|access-date=2020-11-04|website=www.vice.com|language=en}}</ref>

John has also stated her opposition to the death penalty,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-05-06|title=Nirbhaya gangrape case: Death penalty does not deter crime, say activists|url=https://www.asianage.com/india/all-india/050517/nirbhaya-gangrape-case-death-penalty-does-not-deter-crime-say-activists.html|access-date=2020-11-04|website=The Asian Age}}</ref> and criticised inconsistencies in the application of the [[Capital punishment in India|death penalty]] in India stating that there is "no uniform understanding of the requirements of rarest of rare doctrine".<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-12-08|title=No uniformity on rarest of rare doctrine in awarding death penalty: Report|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/no-uniformity-on-rarest-of-rare-doctrine-in-awarding-death-penalty-report/966687/|access-date=2020-11-16|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US}}</ref> John has critiqued the use of satisfying the 'collective conscience of society' as a ground to justify the application of thee death penalty, stating, "It is an amorphous term. It has become a catch phrase in Delhi. Nobody really understands what it means. It is part of the mindlessness of death sentencing. It is not possible to judicially determine what it means."<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-05-13|title=Study explores drivers of death terms|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/study-explores-drivers-of-death-terms/story-75XkcDAslN9R6zvqVIPobN.html|access-date=2020-11-04|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> She has also criticised the practice of executing convicts without notifying their families, describing the practice as "against the humanitarian values the Indian state professes to uphold."<ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-02-23|title=India's secret executions raise concerns|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi/india-s-secret-executions-raise-concerns/story-gLZBGOhugIaDBlWpLHXztL.html|access-date=2020-11-04|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>

In 2020, John was described by ''[[The Quint]]'' as "one of India’s most reputed criminal law experts"<ref name="Sachdev">{{cite news |last1=Sachdev |first1=Vakasha |title=79 Year-Old Varavara Rao Gets COVID In Jail: Why Don’t Courts Act? |url=https://www.thequint.com/news/law/varavara-rao-jail-covid-courts-reject-bail-despite-vulnerability-responsibility-old-age-medical-condition |access-date=26 December 2020 |work=The Quint |publisher=Bloomberg |date=July 18, 2020}}</ref> and in an interview with ''Bar and Bench'' described herself as a criminal lawyer who serves the Constitution of India.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Singh |first1=Aditi |title=Shunning ethical dilemmas and maintaining balance: Senior Advocates Rebecca John, Sonia Mathur share their experiences |url=https://www.barandbench.com/news/ethical-dilemmas-balance-rebecca-john-sonia-mathur-experience-defence-prosecution |access-date=26 December 2020 |work=Bar and Bench |date=October 31, 2020}}</ref>

==Education==
John studied law at the [[Faculty of Law, University of Delhi]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Campus Law Center, University of Delhi|date=|title=National Webinar {{!}} Trial by Media: Free Speech and Fair Trial under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973|url=http://clc.du.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Concept-Note_Download-1.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Delhi University}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
John has two brothers, both of whom live outside India.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Talwars' lawyer Rebecca John's mother murdered at home - Indian Express|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/talwars-lawyer-rebecca-johns-mother-murdered-at-home/759555/|access-date=2020-11-04|website=archive.indianexpress.com}}</ref>

In 2011, John's mother, a retired school-teacher, was found murdered in her home in Delhi.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2011-03-13|title=Rebecca's mother killed by man who painted house: Cops|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/rebeccas-mother-killed-by-man-who-painted-house-cops/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-04|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2011-03-12|title=Killers of Rebecca John's mother held|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi/killers-of-rebecca-john-s-mother-held/story-cZxLlF3YrQb5dfJ0liHtJP.html|access-date=2020-11-04|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>

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