New Delhi: The Chief Justice of India SA Bobde on Monday (March 8) mentioned that as an establishment and Court, “We have always had the highest respect for womanhood” and have by no means requested a rape accused to marry the sufferer. A 3-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Bobde maintained that the Court has the highest respect for womanhood as an establishment, and there was “misreporting” on its latest queries in a rape case.
“We never asked anyone to marry,” Chief Justice mentioned. His question to rape accused — `Will you marry her?` was within the info of that case, mentioned Chief Justice clarifying that Court by no means gave a suggestion that “You should marry her”.
“This court has always given the largest respect to women. Even in that hearing, We never gave a suggestion that you should marry, we had asked are you going to marry. It has been completely misreported,” the Chief Justice mentioned whereas referring to a case the place he requested a state authorities worker, dealing with fees of raping a relative when she was a minor if he meant to marry her.
The comment of Chief Justice Bobde triggered a stir and a gaggle of greater than 4,000 girls`s rights activists and progressive teams have written an open letter to him, saying that he should resign for asking a rapist to marry his schoolgoing sufferer and justifying marital rape within the Supreme Court.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta mentioned that Court`s statements had been taken out of context and had been twisted, statements may be twisted and can imply one thing totally different.Â
The Bench right now made the remark whereas listening to a plea of a 14-year-old woman, who needs to terminate her undesirable 26 week-pregnancy.
Advocate VK Biju, showing for the 14-year-old woman, instructed the Bench that folks had been making an attempt to tarnish the Judiciary`s picture, and a few mechanism ought to be set as much as take care of these individuals.
The Bench mentioned that its fame lies by the hands of the bar. The apex court docket adjourned the matter for Friday after advocate Biju requested an adjournment within the case.
Haryana authorities final week instructed the Supreme Court that the medical report of a 14-year-old woman, who needs to terminate her undesirable 26 week-pregnancy, is prepared and can be submitted to the Court.
A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India SA requested the federal government to submit the report to look at if it might be protected for a 14-year-old woman to terminate her 26 week-pregnancy and posted the matter for listening to on March 8.
The woman in her plea mentioned she was raped by her cousin brother that led to the undesirable being pregnant. She has approached the apex court docket in search of permission to terminate her 26 weeks-pregnancy.Â
