# SC slams high courts for insensitive language on sexual offences 2026-10-10T03:29:21+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets The Supreme Court on Friday (9 October 2026) criticised high court judgments that used insensitive language while dealing with sexual offences, including a Patna High Court ruling that removing a woman's salwar and pressing her chest did not amount to an attempt to rape. A Bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant issued notice to the accused in three cases from Patna, Allahabad and Jharkhand high courts, saying the language used was 'something very shocking'. Senior advocate Shobha Gupta, appearing for 'We The Women of India', drew the court's attention to multiple high court orders containing objectionable phrases such as 'she herself invited trouble' and 'preparation to commit rape'. The court noted that the National Judicial Academy has prepared a Handbook and is developing a curriculum to sensitise judges on appropriate language in such cases. The hearings continue. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both The Hindu and Hindustan Times covered the Supreme Court’s action on Friday (9 October 2026) concerning insensitive language in high court orders on sexual offences. The Hindu focused on the Patna High Court ruling that removing a salwar did not amount to an attempt to rape, quoting the CJI’s ‘shocking’ remark. Hindustan Times reported the same Patna case but expanded the story to include similar objectionable language from Allahabad, Jharkhand and Calcutta high courts, mentioning a Handbook being prepared for judicial sensitisation. The coverage is uniformly factual and critical of the courts’ language, with no significant framing differences. Both outlets reported the Supreme Court issuing notice to the accused and the broader concern over judicial language, ending with the ongoing curriculum development by the National Judicial Academy. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - thehindu.com (neutral report) Focused on Patna HC ruling details and CJI remark - hindustantimes.com (neutral report) Expanded to three HCs and judicial sensitisation efforts This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: Allahabad High Court, Jharkhand High Court, National Judicial Academy, Patna High Court, Supreme Court of India, Surya Kant Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/sc-slams-high-courts-for-insensitive-language-on-sexual-offences/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/sc-slams-high-courts-for-insensitive-language-on-sexual-offences/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/