The Supreme Court has stayed a Rajasthan HC order that restricted a rape accused’s wife, employed in the US, from travelling abroad as “collateral” for his foreign trip. The bench also asked the accused to deposit Rs 2 lakh as surety.
A 42-year-old female constable filed a complaint against Lieutenant Colonel Varun Pratap Singh, accusing him of raping her after falsely promising to marry her. Singh, already married, allegedly used deceit to maintain a relationship, leading to a police case under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections for sexual intercourse based on a false promise.
NEW DELHI: Former Supreme Court judge Justice Rohinton Nariman recently praised the contribution of former Attorney General KK Venugopal in shaping his career. At the same time, he shared how it was his “great misfortune” that, as a judge, he often had to rule against Venugopal because the latter represented the government.