Remarks Misreported, Never Asked Rapist To Marry Survivor: CJI Bobde Clarifies Even in that hearing, we never gave a suggestion that you should marry. We had asked, are you going to marry, CJI Bobde said File Photo Outlook Web Bureau 2021-03-08T12:52:03+05:30 Remarks Misreported, Never Asked Rapist To Marry Survivor: CJI Bobde Clarifies outlookindia.com 2021-03-08T13:30:35+05:30
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Chief Justice of India (CJI) SA Bobde on Monday reacted strongly to the controversy over a ruling during the bail hearing in a rape case. He asserted that the remarks were misreported and denied asking rapists to marry survivors in the ruling. Bobde said that this court has always have given the largest respect to women.
Read more about We have highest respect for women, says Supreme Court on Business Standard. The top court said the reputation of the judiciary is in the hands of its lawyers, the Bar
The comments on International Women s Day come in the wake of recent criticism against the Supreme Court that it had purportedly asked a rape accused whether he would marry the victim, who was a minor when the crime was committed.
Updated Mar 08, 2021 | 13:57 IST
The comments on International Women s Day come in the wake of recent criticism against the Supreme Court that it had asked a rape accused in another case whether he would marry the victim. Supreme Court | Photo Credit: iStock Images
New Delhi: We have the highest respect for women, a Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde observed on Monday and said the reputation of the judiciary is in the hands of its lawyers, the Bar .
The observations by the bench, also comprising Justices A S Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian, were made while it was hearing a case of a 14-year-old pregnant rape victim seeking a nod to abort the foetus of almost 26 weeks.
Following controversy over a ruling during the bail hearing in a rape case, Chief Justice SA Bobde on Monday denied asking rapists to marry survivors in the ruling. “As an institution, we have the highest respect for womanhood, Chief Justice Bobde said.