New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday took suo motu cognisance of a Patna High Court judgment that acquitted a man convicted of attempted rape, after observing that the allegations — including an attempt to remove the victim’s salwar, undressing himself and physically molesting her — constituted an offence of outraging a woman’s modesty under.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognisance of concerns surrounding the definition of the Aravalli hills and ranges. According to the causelist published on the apex court’s website, a bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice J K Maheshwari and Justice A G Masih will hear the suo motu writ.