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Supreme Court seeks response on plea to suspend judge facing rape charge
The Supreme Court has agreed to examine a plea to suspend a judge who faces a rape charge.
The judge is an additional district judge in Uttar Pradesh and heads a court that hears cases involving sexual offences against children.
The complainant says she met him on a matrimonial website and that he repeatedly promised to marry her to establish a sexual relationship.
Delhi police filed a chargesheet against the judge in May 2025, and a Delhi court later took cognisance of it.
The Allahabad High Court declined to suspend him, prompting the complainant to approach the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court has asked the Allahabad High Court to respond to her plea.
The matter is due back before the Supreme Court on December 11.
The Supreme Court has sought the Allahabad High Court’s response to a complainant’s plea to suspend a judge facing a rape charge.
The judge is an additional district judge in Uttar Pradesh who heads a POCSO court.
The complainant says the Allahabad High Court rejected her request for the judge’s suspension.
The rape chargesheet was filed in May 2025, according to the article.
The Supreme Court issued notice and set December 11 as the date for a response.
- Who
- The Supreme Court and the Allahabad High Court. The plea was filed by a woman who accused a Uttar Pradesh judge of rape.
- What
- The Supreme Court sought the Allahabad High Court’s response to a plea to suspend the judge.
- When
- The Supreme Court issued notice on Monday. The article says the notice is returnable on December 11.
- Where
- The case is before the Supreme Court in New Delhi; the judge serves in Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- The complainant seeks the judge’s suspension after a rape chargesheet was filed against him and the Allahabad High Court declined her plea.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The complainant lodged an FIR accusing the judge of making repeated false promises to marry her to establish a physical relationship.
Delhi Police sought the Allahabad High Court’s permission to proceed against the judge.
The Allahabad High Court chief justice permitted investigations and the court directed the judge to cooperate.
Delhi Police filed a chargesheet against the judge under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code.
The chief metropolitan magistrate of Karkardooma courts took cognisance of the chargesheet.
The Supreme Court issued notice on the complainant’s plea and sought the Allahabad High Court’s response.
- Judge
- Uttar Pradesh additional district judge who heads a POCSO court
- Charge
- Chargesheeted under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code
- FIR date
- December 8, 2022
- Chargesheet filed
- May 2025
- Supreme Court response date
- December 11
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Issue notice, returnable on Dec 11.