High Court After Punjab Woman Paraded Half-Naked: “Chirharan Of Draupadi

The court said it was reminded of a historical event from the Mahabharat era when discussing the case of a 55-year-old woman who was assaulted and paraded semi-naked in Punjab’s Tarn Taran district. The incident occurred in a village a few days after the victim’s son eloped with a woman and married her against the wishes of her family. Justice Sanjay Vashisth took suo-motu cognizance of the incident through media reports and decided to treat the matter as a public interest litigation. He observed similarities between the current incident and the “chirharan” of Draupadi in the Mahabharat, expressing concern over the judicial system’s response to such open outrages against women.

The text describes the judge’s refusal to be a mute spectator to such incidents and emphasizes the need for prompt action from authorities. Police had arrested four people in connection with the incident, and an FIR was registered based on the victim’s complaint. The incident has sparked widespread outrage, and a video purportedly showing the victim being paraded in the village surfaced on social media. The accused individuals have been charged under various sections of the Indian Penal Code related to assault, intent to outrage modesty, stalking, and unlawful assembly.

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