The Supreme Court has criticized the Allahabad High Court’s judgment that blamed a girl for her own rape. Justice B.R. Gavai emphasized that while judges have the discretion to grant bail based on case facts, they must be careful not to make unreasonable remarks. This statement arose in response to Justice Sanjay Singh’s controversial comments while granting bail on April 10, where he suggested that the victim, an MA student, could discern right from wrong.
The court implied that the woman’s actions invited the incident, and a medical examination reportedly found no evidence of sexual assault. The Supreme Court took suo motu cognizance of the situation to address these troubling assertions.
