At a time when the court docket of legislation is predicted to be delicate and impartial to all and produce a constructive change within the society, a sexist comment by the Patna Excessive Court docket (HC) about “no must placed on make-up” for a widow has stirred up controversy. A lot in order that the Supreme Court criticised the Patna HC for its touch upon September 25, and as a substitute known as it “extremely objectionable”.
The incident occurred when the SC was listening to an attraction by seven individuals who have been accused of homicide and convicted by each the Trial Court docket and later by the Patna HC. The seven folks have been accused of abduction and homicide of a lady in 1985, allegedly to acquire a home which belonged to her father.
What triggered the controversy?
The Trial Court docket had initially convicted 5 of the seven males on prices of abduction and homicide, and it had acquitted two males of all prices. When the accused appealed to the HC, it upheld the choice on the 5 individuals who have been convicted of homicide. In the meantime, it additionally convicted the opposite two, who have been earlier acquitted, on prices of abduction and homicide of the sufferer.
As per stories, no concrete proof was discovered that the sufferer was kidnapped from the actual home on the fateful day; it was solely the late sufferer’s brother-in-law who had alleged that she was dwelling there. In the meantime, after the incident when an investigating officer (IO) checked the premises he may solely discover some make-up from the room. It was additionally recorded that one other girl, a widow, used to stay there. Nevertheless, as a substitute of not contemplating this an incomplete proof of the sufferer dwelling in that home, the HC as a substitute assumed and mentioned that the sufferer would have lived there as there was “no must placed on make-up” for a widow. Based mostly on this, the HC had convicted all seven folks accused of abduction and homicide of the girl.
Now, listening to a plea by the seven accused, the SC took objection to the Patna HC’s ‘Widow Make-Up‘ remark and known as it “extremely objectionable”. A bench of Justices Bela M. Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma mentioned, reported LiveLaw, “In our opinion, the commentary of the Excessive Court docket just isn’t solely legally untenable but in addition extremely objectionable. A sweeping commentary of this nature just isn’t commensurate with the sensitivity and neutrality anticipated from a court docket of legislation, particularly when the identical just isn’t made out from any proof on document.”
The SC additionally acquitted all seven accused within the case.
What are your views on Patna HC’s comment about no use of make-up for widows? Do you suppose they have been proper or was it a really sexist comment, which questions our society’s morals? Inform us within the remark field beneath.
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