Delhi HC rejects IAF officer’s anticipatory bail plea
The Hindu
Petitioner is accused of luring a woman via a matrimonial site under a different name despite being married
The Delhi High Court has said that investigation is necessary against an Indian Air Force (IAF) officer, who became a part of an online matrimonial site using a different name, despite having a wife and two children.
The IAF officer, who faked his name as Aman Saini in the matrimonial site, is facing charges of rape and criminal intimidation levelled by a woman who met him through the online site.
“Investigation is necessary to find out whether he has lured other women also,” Justice Subromonium Prasad said.
“We are judges and therefore, cannot act like Mughals of a bygone era ... the writ courts in the guise of doing justice cannot transcend the barriers of law,” the High Court of Karnataka observed while setting aside an order of a single judge, who in 2016 had extended the lease of a public premises allotted to a physically challenged person to 20 years contrary to 12-year period stipulated in the law.
The High Court of Karnataka on Monday declined to interfere, at present, in the investigation against a Bharatiya Janata Party worker, who is among the accused persons facing charges of circulating obscene clips, related to “morphed” images and videos clips related to Prajwal Revanna, former Hassan MP, in public domain through pen drives and other modes.
The 16th edition of Bhoomi Habba was held on June 8, at the Visthar campus. The festival drew a vibrant crowd who came together to celebrate eco-consciousness through a variety of engaging activities, creative workshops, panel discussions, interactive exhibits and performances, all centered around this year’s theme: “Save Water, Save Lives.”