A magistrate court in Ernakulam granted police three days’ custody of filmmaker Ranjith Balakrishnan in a sexual harassment case. The court allowed custodial interrogation, directing he remain with police for three days including April five and six.
The Supreme Court of India rebuked a West Bengal judicial officer for filing a forgery case against his brother via the Magistrate route instead of lodging a police complaint. Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta termed it “the grossest abuse of juridical office,” urging action.
