‘Patriarachal entitlement’ cannot justify violence, says delhi hc while denying bail to man accused of shooting wife | Delhi News – Times of India

Observing the gravity of the offense, the court noted that the Marital Relationship in Such Circumstans is an aggravating factor, not a mitigating one.

New Delhi: The delhi high court has assessed that a husband cannot justify violence against his wife wife on the basis of anger or her reefusal to live he Him, Calling Such Argumements a Reflections a Reflection of ” Entitlement “which the law does not recognize.“Asservation of the wife to not be subjected to domestic violence cannot justify violence by a husband. Which is contrary to the intent of law, “The court said.The Remarks Came during the hearing of the husband’s bail plea in a case where he allegedly shot his wife in the abdomen outside kalawati saran hospital in 2018 after she refused to Accompanay Him.As per news agency ani, the victim, who worked as a security guard at the hospital, survived the attack but required for surgeries during a month-from hospital stay.

The husband’s counsel argued that the shooting occurred in a fit of anger and that there was no intent to kill, noting that only one shot was fired.The Prosecution Countred, Citing His Criminal Record, the use of an unlicensed pistol, and evidence from witnesses and cctv footage corroborating the Victim’s Account.Observing the gravity of the offense, the court noted that the Marital Relationship in Such Circumstans is an aggravating factor, not a mitigating one. The bail plea was dismissed, and the court directed the Trial Court to Conclude Proceedings Within Six Months, Considerating the accused has alredy spent Nearly Six Years in Custody. (With agency inputs)