Delhi Gang rape case is not unique : CJI
Kolkata: Delhi gang rape incident on December 13 was not ‘unique’, but one among many, Chief Justice of India Justice Altamas Kabir said.
“What happened on December 16 in Delhi was sad and bad and something extraordinary, but at the same time not unique. This was made into a kind of an iconic situation,” Kabir said at an event organised by the Calcutta High Court here to mark International Women’s Day.
Referring to the sixth accused who was a juvenile, Kabir said that there was demand from many that he be also tried in the same court. “How is this possible? The accused is a juvenile and it is forbidden under Juvenile Justice,” he observed.
“These are all knee-jerk reactions which have to go. Permanent solutions would have to be found,” he said.
He said that there were several legislations which were intended to protect women in the country like Protection Against Domestic Violence Act Section 498(A) and Hindu Marriage Act among others.
“But some of the legislations are misused like 498 (A),” he noted. Kabir also called for a change in the mindset for a ushering in a long-term solution to these problems which the society was facing at large.
