Supreme Court on recent Delhi rape cases involving minors: 'Painful parallel to Nirbhaya case'
The bench said repeated assaults show policing and surveillance gaps and asked whether lessons from the 2012 Nirbhaya case were learned.
- On Monday, September 28, 2026, a Supreme Court bench headed by Justice J.B. Pardiwala took suo motu cognisance of multiple recent sexual assault cases involving minors across the Delhi-NCR region.
- The court highlighted systemic failures in public safety, referencing the alleged gang-rape of a 17-year-old at Aastha Kunj Park and the assault of a 16-year-old inside a bus travelling from Greater Noida.
- Expressing anguish, the bench stated, "One cannot help but draw a painful parallel to the 2012 Nirbhaya case," questioning whether lessons had truly been learned regarding public safety.
- Pardiwala directed city police to establish a women-centric "Pink Force" for high-visibility deterrence around schools, colleges, and metro stations, addressing surveillance gaps identified by the bench.
- Data shows 33% of 1,525 streetlights in the southeast district are non-functional, illustrating infrastructure shortcomings the court identified as contributing to systematic safety failures across public spaces.
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SC takes suo motu cognisance of minor's gang-rape in moving bus in Delhi-NCR, recalls Nirbhaya case
The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognisance of multiple reported sexual assault cases involving minors and women in Delhi-NCR. A bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and K Vinod Chandran sought a response from the Delhi Police.
‘Painful Parallel To Nirbhaya Case’: Supreme Court Flags Rising Sexual Assaults In Delhi-NCR
A bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and K Vinod Chandran referred to recent reports of the rape of a 17-year-old near Lady Shri Ram College, the alleged gang rape of a minor in Swaroop Nagar and the sexual assault of another minor inside a bus.
SC takes suo motu cognisance of Delhi-NCR minor’s gang-rape
On August 4, a 16-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped in a moving bus in Greater Noida. The Supreme Court responded to this incident by taking suo motu cognisance of the case. Justices JB Pardiwala and K Vinod Chandran noted failures of law enforcement and public safety measures. The crime has drawn comparisons to the infamous Nirbhaya case that occurred in 2012.
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