Vijay Singh @ Vijay Kr. Sharma v. The State of Bihar

Judicial deprecation – High Court’s observation that the make- up articles found in the house could not have belonged to the widow lady as there was no need for her to put on make-up being a widow: Held: Said observation not only legally untenable but also highly objectionable – Sweeping observation of this nature not commensurate with the sensitivity and neutrality expected from a court of law, specifically when the same is not made out from any evidence on record. [Para 27] Case Law Cited