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The counsel for the subsister successful the histrion rape case, T.B. Mini, has submitted a ailment to the Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court alleging that the Ernakulam District and Principal Sessions Judge, who pronounced the verdict successful the case, made derogatory remarks against her connected Monday (January 12, 2026) and besides against the subsister and prosecution witnesses.
“Sessions justice Honey M. Varghese made highly derogatory, mendacious and contemptuous remarks astir maine successful the unfastened court, wherever media persons excessively were present. She alleged that I was contiguous for little than 10 days during the trial, that I usually slept during the little than 30 minutes I spent determination each time, and that I treated the tribunal arsenic a spot of rest. These were published successful the media,” Ms. Mini said.
“These contemptuous remarks were publically made to tarnish my representation and estimation earlier the nationalist and to spoil my assemblage arsenic a lawyer. This is simply a superior misconduct connected her portion and she has committed contempt of her ain court. Both the Bar and the Bench are arsenic liable to support the principles of contempt of court,” Ms. Mini added.
The alleged leakage of contents of the representation card, a important portion of evidence, resulted successful the breach of privateness of the survivor. It was besides illegally accessed and tampered with, she added.
