An order of the Bombay High Court’s Kolhapur bench, granting anticipatory bail to a 26-year-old farmer accused of forcibly marrying and raping his 14-year-old niece, spawns questions galore. The utter confusion in the litigants’ submissions and the Court’s reaction scripts an interesting case study
The Supreme Court has stayed the Bombay High Court’s dramatic acquittal of all 13 accused in the 2006 bombings, putting the spotlight back on a prosecution riddled with torture, tampered evidence, and systemic failures