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After a huge outrage over the question “Will you marry her?”, Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde said it never asked anyone to marry rapist.
Chief Justice of India Sharad Arvind Bobde added that the Supreme Court has “the highest respect for women”.
Clarifying the fact Chief Justice of India said , “Even in the last occasion there was no suggestion from any of us that you should marry. I checked there was no marital rape case before us.”
“We do not remember any case of marital rape was before us …We have the highest respect for women.”
Chief Justice of India Sharad Arvind Bobde said,”Our reputation is always at the hands of the bar”.
Chief Justice of India Sharad Arvind Bobde made these comments while hearing a case of a pregnant rape victim seeking a nod to abort the foetus, came in the wake of criticism against the Supreme Court that it had asked a rape accused in another case whether he would marry the victim.
On March 1 while entertaining bail Plea of a Rape Accused, Chief Justice of India Sharad Arvind Bobde had asked the accused, “Are you willing to marry her? If you are willing to marry her then we can consider it, otherwise you will go to jail, observed the bench. We are not forcing you to marry”.