Justice S Vishwajith Shetty noted that the investigation was complete, some accused were women, one was a 19-year-old boy and that none of the accused had a criminal background.
The Court was hearing a suo motu case initiated last month after a 42-year-old woman from a village in Belagavi was publicly stripped and beaten by fellow villagers after her son eloped with a girl from the same village.
The Karnataka government today informed the High Court that the accused in the Belagavi woman assault case has been arrested and constant vigil by the local police station is being arranged to ensure.
The Karnataka High Court condemned the "collective cowardice" shown by villagers who remained mute spectators when a 42-year-old woman from their village in Belagavi was publicly beaten and stripped by fellow villagers
The Karnataka High Court today invoked the mythological character Draupadi from the Mahabharata while hearing the case of assault on a woman in Belagavi where the victim was assaulted, paraded naked, and tied to an electric pole after her son eloped.