Karnataka HC denies bail to rape accused, cites Gandhi and Manusmriti

Karnataka HC denies bail to rape accused, cites Gandhi and Manusmriti

Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has refused to grant bail to a man accused in a rape case, invoking a verse from Manusmriti pertaining to respecting women and a remark by Mahatma Gandhi while underscoring the need to safeguard women’s dignity. The case concerns a 19-year-old Scheduled Tribe woman from Banka, Bihar, whose parents are employed at a cardamom estate in Kerala. On April 2, she arrived at Bengaluru’s KR Puram railway station aroun…

Karnataka HC cites Manusmriti to deny bail to rape accused

The Karnataka high court has refused to grant bail to a man accused in a rape case, invoking a verse from Manusmriti pertaining to respecting women and a remark by Mahatma Gandhi while underscoring the need to safeguard women's dignity.