In a shocking turn of events, a man stabbed his wife today at the 1st Additional Family Court in Chennai, located within the Madras High Court premises..According to sources, the man managed to carry a large knife with him into the Court premises. The man had a matrimonial dispute at the 1st Additional Family Court. However, following a quarrel with his wife in the court, the man is said to have attacked his wife with the knife. Witnesses saw the man attack his wife’s throat and chest before being disarmed..On hearing the ensuing ruckus, lawyers from neighbouring court halls rushed to the scene and pulled the knife away from the man. The man was promptly hauled up and handed over to the police. The woman is reported to have sustained serious injuries and rushed to the Rajiv Gandhi General Hospital in an ambulance..The incident marks a serious breach of security at the High Court premises, which is filled with police and members of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF). The security cover for the lower courts housed within the Court complex falls within the supervision of the state police. The CISF presently only oversees the entry and exit of persons entering the Madras High Court within the same complex..Laypersons and litigants are generally subjected to rigorous screening, including full-body screening and a survey of contents in their bags and belongings before they are allowed to enter the Court premises. Any item viewed as potentially harmful is usually confiscated by the officials at security posts near one of the entrance points..It is unclear whether the man who carried out the stabbing today entered the premises through one of these entrances by himself, or if he was escorted to the Court premises..Non-lawyers who seek to enter the High Court, located within the same Court complex, are required to go through a second round of screening as well. Only persons with court passes approved by the High Court security personnel are allowed to enter the Court premises..Further, entry into the Madras High Court is presently restricted to those litigants, lawyers and media personnel alone who carry such entry passes. A PIL to permit the entry of the general public into the Court premises is currently pending before the High Court..Bar & Bench is available on WhatsApp for real-time updates on stories, Click here to subscribe to our WhatsApp.
In a shocking turn of events, a man stabbed his wife today at the 1st Additional Family Court in Chennai, located within the Madras High Court premises..According to sources, the man managed to carry a large knife with him into the Court premises. The man had a matrimonial dispute at the 1st Additional Family Court. However, following a quarrel with his wife in the court, the man is said to have attacked his wife with the knife. Witnesses saw the man attack his wife’s throat and chest before being disarmed..On hearing the ensuing ruckus, lawyers from neighbouring court halls rushed to the scene and pulled the knife away from the man. The man was promptly hauled up and handed over to the police. The woman is reported to have sustained serious injuries and rushed to the Rajiv Gandhi General Hospital in an ambulance..The incident marks a serious breach of security at the High Court premises, which is filled with police and members of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF). The security cover for the lower courts housed within the Court complex falls within the supervision of the state police. The CISF presently only oversees the entry and exit of persons entering the Madras High Court within the same complex..Laypersons and litigants are generally subjected to rigorous screening, including full-body screening and a survey of contents in their bags and belongings before they are allowed to enter the Court premises. Any item viewed as potentially harmful is usually confiscated by the officials at security posts near one of the entrance points..It is unclear whether the man who carried out the stabbing today entered the premises through one of these entrances by himself, or if he was escorted to the Court premises..Non-lawyers who seek to enter the High Court, located within the same Court complex, are required to go through a second round of screening as well. Only persons with court passes approved by the High Court security personnel are allowed to enter the Court premises..Further, entry into the Madras High Court is presently restricted to those litigants, lawyers and media personnel alone who carry such entry passes. A PIL to permit the entry of the general public into the Court premises is currently pending before the High Court..Bar & Bench is available on WhatsApp for real-time updates on stories, Click here to subscribe to our WhatsApp.
