Thread by @barandbench

CJI SA Bobde led bench of the #SupremeCourt to shortly hear a writ petition by a 14 year old seeking permission to terminate her 26 weeks old pregnancy.

The girl from Haryana states she was "cruelly #raped" by her cousin which led to the unwanted #pregnancy

#abortion

Adv VK Biju: We are grateful for your kindness

CJI: good to hear this. We have heard the opposite in last two weeks

Adv Biju: We have given highest respect to womanhood. We asked are you going to marry. We didn't say marry

SG Tushar Mehta: you asked a question in a different context. You were quoted out of context

CJI: we didn't have any marital rape case before us. I asked my brother's. They too don't remember.

CJI: there was complete misreporting

Adv Biju: Completely tarnishing image of the higest court

CJI asks Solicitor General to read Section 165 of evidence act

SG: you were completely in sync with mandate of Section 165 of evidence act.

CJI: fact of the matter as an institution and this bench we have had the highest respect of womanhood

Adv Biju: look at the issue of Devadasis. Justice Sathasivam had protected so many girls

Biju: some kind of mechanism is required to deal with this area of tarnishing.

CJI: our reputation is always at the hands of the bar.

CJI: have you gone through the medical report. I am not asking for adjournement. Let the parents of the girl talk to me.

SC: At the request of Adv VK Biju matter adjourned to Friday.

{Correction in second tweet of the thread}

Adv VK Biju: We are grateful for your kindness

CJI: good to hear this. We have heard the opposite in last two weeks

CJI SA Bobde: We have given highest respect to womanhood. We asked are you going to marry. We didn't say marry

"Complete misreporting:" CJI SA Bobde says Supreme Court never asked rape accused to marry victim, have highest respect for womanhood

report by @DebayonRoy

#SupremeCourt

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