Jharkhand High Court Takes Suo Motu Cognisance Of Alleged Sexual Assault Of Inmate At Birsa Munda Central Jail

Rushil Batra

24 May 2026 1:05 PM IST

  • Jharkhand High Court Takes Suo Motu Cognisance Of Alleged Sexual Assault Of Inmate At Birsa Munda Central Jail

    The Jharkhand High Court has taken suo motu cognisance of allegations concerning sexual assault of a female inmate at Birsa Munda Central Jail, Hotwar, Ranchi, resulting in pregnancy and alleged attempts to terminate the foetus.A Division Bench of Justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay and Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava was hearing a Public Interest Litigation registered on the basis of newspaper...

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