"'Smoking, drinking, and even drugs are not merely because you see it on the screen. It's mostly because of peer pressure, availability, acceptance- people who normalize it," the Kerala High Court observed.
Two officials of the Kerala High Court were suspended on Friday for participating in a play that allegedly mocked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and had derogatory content.
The Court expressed its doubts as to the veracity of the allegations against the man detained under the KAAPA and summoned the man and his parents to the Court before arriving at its decision.
Justice K Babu expressed doubts over whether the accused headmistress had the intent to commit an offence under the SC/ST Act. At the most, the teacher exceeded in disciplining the student, the Court added.
Justice K Babu observed that a "dishonest intention" must be there to charge a public servant with criminal misconduct under the Prevention of Corruption Act (PC Act).