The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted interim protection from arrest to National President of Indian Youth Congress B V Srinivas in a...
Digital Desk: The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted interim protection from arrest to National President of Indian Youth Congress B V Srinivas in a sexual harassment case filed by former state Youth Congress president Dr. Angkita Dutta.
A bench of Justices B R Gavai and Sanjay Karol directed the petitioner to cooperate with the police investigation and the National Commission for Women's inquiry into the complaint.
The court issued a notice to the Assam government as well as the petition filed by Srinivas challenging the Gauhati High Court's ruling denying him any relief. It scheduled another hearing for July 10.
After hearing senior advocate A M Singhvi for the petitioner, Additional Solicitor General S V Raju for Assam, and advocate Shailesh Madiyal for the complainant, the court noted that the alleged incident occurred between 24-26 February 2023, in Raipur, and the complaint was filed in April 2023 in Assam.
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The bench further noted that the complainant made no "whisper of allegation" of sexual harassment against the petitioner in her tweets or media interviews prior to filing the FIR.
It also questioned why the complainant, who was a lawyer, took her complaints to the highest level of the party before seeking adequate legal recourse.
"Given the nearly two-month delay in filing the FIR, the petitioner will be entitled to interim relief. We direct that, in the event of arrest, the petitioner be f
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