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India’s top judge urged to quit for suggesting rape defendant marry victim

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Chennai, India Thomson Reuters Foundation India’s chief justice is under pressure to resign after asking a man accused of rape whether he would marry the complainant – sparking outrage and concern that his words could legitimise the notion that rapists can make amends by marrying their victims. Chief Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde posed the question […]