K'taka HC refuses to quash case against doctor accused of performing sex-change operation on minor
Bengaluru, Sep 12: The High Court of Karnataka has refused to quash an FIR against a doctor, who allegedly performed sex-change operation on a minor boy.
The court refused to entertain the petition by the doctor from K R Pet, who is one of the accused in the case, wherein the minor was abducted by transgenders to be used for prostitution and for extortion.
The case is now being investigated by the CID.
Refusing the petition by Dr Anitha Patil, the High Court Bench of Justice Suraj Govindraj, in its recent judgment, said, The allegations are that the said operation has been conducted without the consent of the said (minor) and that he could not have concern that since he was a minor at that point of time. These are matters which are required to be strictly left for trial with all defences left open for the petitioner to be agitated before the trial court.
The doctor had contended in the petition that she had not performed the operation. It was also contended that an opinion of another doctor has to be obtained before the filing of a complaint against a doctor. In this case, it was alleged that the investigating officer had not done so even before filing the charge sheet.
The High Court, however, pointed out that the opinion of another doctor is sought when there is an allegation of medical negligence by a doctor, but in the present case, the allegation is of forcible sex change operation which is a criminal offence both under the IPC and under the POCSO Act.
The original complaint was filed by the grandmother of the victim on February 11, 2018.
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Lorry strike not good for farmers, says K’taka Transport Min. Ramalinga Reddy
Bengaluru: Karnataka Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy has said that any kind of strike is not good for the interest of the public and farmers.
After a meeting with representatives of the State Lorry Owners Association, Reddy addressed the media, pointing out that the strike was being held only now despite a decade of rising fuel prices under the central government.
The minister noted that the price of diesel has nearly doubled from ₹49.54 in 2015 to ₹91.05 currently without sparking similar protests during that time. He attributed the current economic strain on state governments to the central government's fiscal policies, arguing that state-level taxation was a forced measure to keep the system afloat. “When the real issue lies at the Centre, why strike now?” he questioned.
Meanwhile, G.R. Shanmukhappa, president of the State Lorry Owners Association, said the group has written multiple times to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah but has yet to receive a response. He reiterated that the association is ready for discussions if the government reaches out.
Their demands include a review of diesel prices, an end to extortion by RTO officials at border checkpoints, and the easing of restrictions on lorries entering Bengaluru, particularly those transporting daily essentials.
