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India's top judge urged to quit for suggesting rape defendant marry victim Chief Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde posed the question during the bail hearing of a government employee who is accused of stalking, threatening and repeatedly raping a distant schoolgirl relative over a two-year period. Written By: Anuradha Nagaraj / Reuters | 2:00 am, Mar. 9, 2021 × A woman checks her mobile phone inside the premises of the Supreme Court in New Delhi, India, September 28, 2018. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis CHENNAI, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - India's chief justice is under p...

Chief justice’s remark could encourage lower courts to consider marriage offers floated by defence lawyers in a bid for leniency in rape cases, campaigners warn

India’s top judge urged to quit for suggesting rape defendant marry victim By Reuters Share Chennai - India's chief justice is under pressure to resign after asking a man accused of rape whether he would marry the complainant, sparking outrage and concern that his words could legitimise the notion that rapists can make amends by marrying their victims. Chief Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde posed the question during the bail hearing of a government employee who is accused of stalking, threatening and repeatedly raping a distant schoolgirl relative over a two-year period. Brinda Adige, a women...