Supreme Court criticises High court's 'she invited trouble' remark: 'Such observations shouldn't be made'
PTC News Desk: The Supreme Court on Tuesday criticised the Allahabad High Court's recent 'objectionable' remarks in the cases pertaining to sexual assault saying that such observations shouldn't have been made.
The Allahabad High Court while granting bail to a man accused of committing rape against a college student observed that 'the victim had "herself invited trouble" and was "responsible" for the alleged act of rape,' a bench of Justices BR Gavai and AG Masih said.
Referring to the High Court's order, Justice BR Gavai remarked that granting bail is one thing, but asked why must a Court make such remark. The judge underlined the need for judges to be careful with their words and sensitive in their approach.
The top court tagged the matter with the suo motu case registered by the court against the March 17 order of the Allahabad High Court. "What message does this send? While we deal with this case, we will see other cases also," Justice Gavai said.
The matter will be heard by the top court after four weeks.
- With inputs from agencies
