Aparna Bhat

The petition was filed by nine lawyers in the top court challenging a bail order issued by the Madhya Pradesh High Court where a man accused of sexual assault was asked to get a rakhi tied by the victim.

Nine women lawyers, including Supreme Court advocate Aparna Bhat, have sought a stay in a July 30 order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court in which a judge had given bail to a sexual offender on the condition that he ties a rakhi on the woman whose modesty he allegedly outraged.

The Supreme Court Lawyer has written a letter to the CJI seeking advisory to all Courts to refrain from commenting on the conduct of the rape victims pursuant to the derogatory remarks made by the Judge of the Karnataka High Court.

The NGO, Environment and ...