New Delhi: The Supreme Court has taken strong exception to the Allahabad High Court\u2019s remarks in a recent rape case, cautioning the court against making controversial statements in judicial orders. This is the second time in 20 days that the apex court has issued such a directive to the high court.<\/p>\n
The latest development came after the Allahabad High Court, while granting bail to an accused in a rape case, observed that the victim \u201cherself suffered trouble for which she herself was responsible.\u201d The Supreme Court, which is hearing the matter suo motu, expressed concern over such language being used in sensitive cases.<\/p>\n
The top court is also hearing another case involving a March 19 order by the same high court, where it controversially stated that \u201cpulling the breaking pajamas string cannot be considered as an attempt to rape.\u201d<\/p>\n
A bench comprising Justices B R Gavai and Augustine George Masih remarked, \u201cIf someone wants to grant bail, it is fine, but why make such a comment which says that the victim herself invited trouble? This side (bench) should also be very careful.\u201d<\/p>\n
The apex court\u2019s observations underscore the importance of judicial sensitivity in handling cases related to sexual offences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has taken strong exception to the Allahabad High Court\u2019s remarks in a recent rape case, cautioning the court against making controversial statements in judicial orders. This is the second time in 20 days that the apex court has issued such a directive to the high court. The latest development came […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14584,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,37],"tags":[2264],"class_list":["post-41214","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","category-national","tag-new-delhi-the-supreme-court-has-taken-strong-exception-to-the-allahabad-high-courts-remarks-in-a-recent-rape-case"],"yoast_head":"\n