Delhi HC asks women to provide sanitary napkins in school

The Delhi High Court has directed a woman to provide sanitary napkins to a girls' school for two months as condition to quash an extortion case lodged against her.

The high court also asked a lawyer, who was the complainant in the extortion case, to report to the office of Delhi High Court Legal Service Committee (DHCLSC) and undertake pro bono (done for public good free of cost) work to the best of his ability and capability for the next three months.

According to the reports of PTI, it quashed the FIR after noting that no purpose would be served in prosecuting the complainant as the parties have arrived at a settlement and wish to put a quietus to the dispute between them.

"However, I am of the view that considerable time of the police and judiciary has been wasted. The police machinery has been put in motion on account of the acts of commission and omission on behalf of the parties and useful time of the police which could have been utilised for important matters has been misdirected towards this case," Justice Jasmeet Singh said.

"In this view of the matter, the FIR is quashed subject to the petitioner providing sanitary napkins to girls school, which will be identified by the prosecutor, not having less than 100 girls from class-VI to VII for a period of two months", he stated further.