Three killed as motorbike hits pedestrian at Marine Drive in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Three persons were killed after a speeding motorcycle rammed into a pedestrian at Marine Drive in south Mumbai in the early hours of Monday, police said.
The accident occurred around 5.40 am at the Parsi Gymkhana junction signal on N S Road, while the pedestrian was crossing the road, an official said.
The motorcycle, with a woman pillion passenger, was being driven recklessly by the rider, who ignored the signal and rammed into the pedestrian, he said.
Passersby rushed the three injured persons — the motorcyclist, the woman passenger, and the pedestrian — to GT Hospital, where they were declared dead, the official said.
The pedestrian has been identified as Kishor Pandurang Lamne (66), a resident of Girgaon, while the motorcyclist, Krishna Uday Desai (19), is a resident of Mulund, he said, adding that efforts are underway to identify the woman passenger, who is estimated to be in her early to mid-30s.
According to the police, the motorcyclist may have been unable to control the speed, causing him to ram into the pedestrian.
An accidental death report has been registered at Marine Drive police station, and a probe is underway, the official said.
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Where is question of offence when there is consensual relationship? SC asks
New Delhi (PTI): Where is the question of an offence when a relationship is consensual? the Supreme Court on Monday asked a woman who had challenged an order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court that had quashed an FIR against her former live-in partner in a case of alleged sexual assault on a false promise of marriage.
A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan noted that the woman lived together with the man and also had a child from him.
"Where is the question of offence when there is a consensual relationship? They were living together and she also had a child from him and then there is no marriage and now, she says sexual assault? For 15 years they lived together," Justice Nagarathna remarked.
The woman's counsel told the court that she had lost her husband earlier and was introduced to the accused by her brother-in-law.
The court was also told that the accused had promised to marry her and sexually exploited her.
Justice Nagarathna then asked, "Why did she go and live with him before marriage?"
"She lived with him. She had a child from him. He walks out because there is no marriage bond. Legal bond is not there. He walks out, that is the risk in a live-in relationship. So once he walks out, it does not become a criminal offence," she said.
The woman's lawyer submitted that the accused was already married and had concealed this fact.
"See, if there was marriage, the question of her rights would have been better. She could have filed regarding bigamy. She could have filed for maintenance. She would have got those reliefs. Now since there is no marriage, they live together, this is the risk. They can walk out any day. What do we do?" Justice Nagarathna said.
She suggested that the woman could pursue remedies, such as maintenance for the child, and asked the parties to go for mediation.
"Even if he goes to jail, what will she gain? We can think of some maintenance for the child. Child is now seven years (old). At least, some monetary compensation can be made for the child," Justice Nagarathna said.
The apex court issued a notice in the matter and asked the parties to explore if a settlement could be reached between the petitioner and the accused.
