The Kerala High Court said maligning a woman’s character without any basis amounts to a “pernicious form of social violence” that deeply harms dignity. It added that valuing a woman’s image over her accomplishments “exposes society’s intellectual poverty.”
The Kerala High Court stayed a trial court order directing rape-accused MLA Rahul Mamkootathil to reveal the passwords of his mobile phones to the police. The court will examine whether forcing an accused to disclose phone passcodes violates constitutional protections against self-incrimination and privacy.
