The Court made the observation while quashing a criminal case filed against a doctor who was accused of subjecting a teenager to 'bad touch' during a medical exam conducted in her family's presence.
The top court had in 2023 initiated a suo motu case in the wake of a Calcutta High Court ruling that had called for adolescent girls to "control" their sexual urges instead of "giving in to two minute ...
The Court added that it is open for the prisoner to approach the State authorities to seek such temporary release for his education, under the State's prison rules.
The top court was hearing a plea challenging the Kerala High Court's order which had quashed FIRs against a computer teacher who was accused of repeated acts of sexual harassment against female studen ...
The Court noted that the mother herself was subject to physical assault by her husband and prosecuting her would amount to punishing her for the abuse she endured.
"With the greatest respect to the senior political leader, they need to be aware of these things when they get involved in such deplorable activities," the Court orally remarked today.
