The Supreme Court tells Delhi Police to create “fear” in the minds of people who commit crimes against women, while hearing cases connected to recent rape incidents in Delhi NCR. The court’s remarks are made during a suo motu matter titled “In Re: Recent rape incidents in Delhi NCR,” and emphasize that rape is not acceptable to society.
Multiple outlets report that the bench frames its comment as a deterrence-oriented message for policing. India Today and NDTV describe the court urging police to instil fear in potential offenders, while Mint reports similar wording and notes the court’s position that rape is unacceptable to any society. The outlets do not present a dispute over the core thrust of the remarks, but they focus differently on the phrasing used by the judges and the context of the suo motu proceedings.
