In his appeal, Ashish Kumar claimed that he had been in a relationship with the detenue since 2011. It was also alleged that, despite the couple's desire to marry, the woman's family opposed the union, thus she was forced to stay at home and forbidden from meeting Kumar.
Dismissing the plea, the court said, "We intend to caution the petitioners to be more careful when they take it upon themselves to espouse such cause. For these reasons, there is no doubt that this PIL is an abuse of the process of law and we intend to dismiss it with exemplary costs. We refrain ourselves from imposing costs and hope the petitioners will be more careful when appearing in person."
The Supreme Court, on Thursday, directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to furnish updated data on the funds received by all political parties through electoral bonds within two weeks.
Mamman Khan said in his petition that the state government, having failed to contain the violence, is now trying to shift responsibility onto its political rivals by unjustly involving him in the case.
Rahul Gandhi contended in his plea that penalising him for what he termed minor defamation charges deprives the constituents of their voice in Parliament and their ability to participate in democratic governance.