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Supreme Court Slams Allahabad HC Judge for ‘She Invited Trouble’ Remark in Rape Case

By Jhanak Sharma      15 April, 2025 04:11 PM      0 Comments
Supreme Court Slams Allahabad HC Judge for She Invited Trouble Remark in Rape Case

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday took an exception to a remark made by another judge of the Allahabad High Court while granting bail to an accused in a rape case, saying judges should not make inappropriate observations in cases involving sexual violence against women.

While hearing a suo motu case on the order passed by the Allahabad High Court on March 17, a bench of Justices B R Gavai and Augustine George Masih objected to the remarks by another judge of the same High Court, who, while granting bail to a rape accused, had remarked that the survivor “herself invited trouble and was responsible for the same”.

"What is happening in this High Court? Now this is another judge from the same High Court saying such things… Yes, bail can be granted. But what is this discussion that 'she herself invited trouble etc'. One has to be careful when saying such things, especially on this side," the bench said.

Earlier, in observations that triggered a big outrage across the country, the Allahabad High Court had held that acts of grabbing a child victim's breasts, breaking the string of her pyjama, and attempting to drag her beneath a culvert do not constitute the offence of rape or attempt to rape.

On April 15, during the hearing in the matter, the bench said that while granting bail is the discretion of the judge depending on the facts of each case, such unwarranted observations against the complainant should be avoided.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said complete justice should not only be done but also seen to be done. “How a common person perceives such orders will also have to be seen," he said.

The bench referred to comment made by a single judge of the high court in March this year, while granting bail to an accused who was arrested in December 2024 for alleged rape of a woman, he had met at a bar in Hauz Khas, Delhi.

The court decided to hear the matter after four weeks to look into all the aspects.

On March 26, the court had put on hold the controversial order of the Allahabad High Court in the matter. The apex court had then pulled up the judge for authoring a "completely insensitive" verdict.

"We are pains to state that it shows a total lack of sensitivity on the part of the author of the judgment. It was not even at the spur of the moment and was delivered four months after reserving the same,” the bench said.

The court noted there was application of mind.

"We are usually hesitant to grant stay at this stage. But observations in para 21,24 and 26 is unknown to the cannons of law and show an inhuman approach. We stay the observations in said para,” the bench said.

The court had registered the suo motu case as In Re: Order Dated March 17, 2025, passed by the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad and Ancillary Issues.

The suo motu case was initiated after the judgment was brought to the notice of court by an organisation 'We the Women of India'.

'Just Rights for Children Alliance', a coalition of five NGOs, through its authorised representative, Ravi Kant along with the informant- complainant also filed a special leave petition challenging the validity of the High Court's order, which modified the summoning orders issued against two accused Akash and Pawan in the FIR lodged with Patiyali police station in Kasganj district.Ends////



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