The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought a report from Chief Judicial Magistrate Bilaspur on the sexual assault complaint by a woman lawyer who attempted suicide inside courtroom on Monday.
The Court even directed the Delhi legal Services Authority to provide her all possible help after her discharge from Ram Manohar lohia Hospital, which treated her for consuming naphthalene balls in protest against inaction of Chhattisgarh police on a complaint alleging rape and sexual harassment by her husband and in-laws.
The bench, headed by Chief Justice RM lodha, directed Bilaspur CJM to send a report within one week after the SC Registry hands over all the documents concerned with the victim’s case. lawyer Vandana Sehgal, who was appointed amicus curiae, informed the Court that the lady lawyer was a victim of sexual harassment and alleged rape against husband and in-laws, who according to the victim, wanted to push her into immoral trafficking.
The Court sought an independent view from the CJM and asked counsel appearing for Chhattisgarh to speak to the public prosecutor to expedite proceedings pending in the local court. She filed complaint in November 2013 and the police closed the case on January 26, 2014 finding no injury marks on her body or evidence to match the location of accused with the time and place given in the complaint.