Law cannot be used for settling scores: Court
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) A court here has pulled up a woman for filing a false complaint and said the criminal justice system should not be allowed to be used as a tool for settling scores. Metropolitan Magistrate Abhilash Malhotra said: "Criminal justice system should not be permitted to be used as a tool to settle scores, ventilate vengeance and as a means of coercive tactics, forcing the innocent to succumb and surrender his rights at the feet of the mischievous and the mighty." He directed that a complaint... Published By: hoteldealsphuket - 2 days ago
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