The Supreme Court witnessed a sharp exchange after the Enforcement Directorate sought an adjournment in the case involving Congress leader Chaitanya Baghel. Responding to the request, CJI Surya Kant remarked, “First, it’s ‘list it, list it’; then comes the adjournment,” noting that judges read case files overnight during partial working days.
Odisha Police arrested the husband of a judicial officer following allegations of dowry harassment, domestic violence, and prolonged mental and physical abuse. The arrest was made after the woman officer filed a complaint, with police stating the couple had been facing serious domestic disputes for the past ten months.
A fast-track court in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal sentenced a woman to life imprisonment for allegedly throwing acid on her sleeping husband, leaving him permanently blind and severely disfigured. The court imposed the maximum punishment and a fine of Rs 1.75 lakh considering the gravity of the offence.
The Supreme Court refused to interfere with convictions in a Chhattisgarh dowry death case, strongly criticising dowry harassment and humiliation of brides, while Justice BV Nagarathna emphasised that courts must send a strong societal message against financial coercion and mistreatment in matrimonial homes.
