'Judges not expected to preach': Supreme Court on Calcutta HC order asking adolescent girls to 'control sexual urges'

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adolescent girls should "control sexual urges" and "not give into two minutes of pleasure". The high court had made the observations while hearing an appeal by a boy who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the offence of sexual assault.

The high court had acquitted the boy, stating that this was a case of "non-exploitative consensual sexual relationship between two consenting adolescents, though consent in view of the age of the victim is immaterial". ALSO READ: Judges shouldn't give TV interviews on pending cases, or else…: SC on Calcutta HC judge speaking to local TV channel According to PTI, the high court had also said it is the duty/obligation of every female adolescent to "protect her right to integrity of her body; protect her dignity and self-worth; thrive for overall development of her self transcending gender barriers; control sexual urge/urges as in the eyes of the society she is the loser when she gives in to enjoy the sexual pleasure of hardly two minutes; protect her right to autonomy of her body and her privacy".

"It is the duty of a male adolescent to respect the aforesaid duties of a young girl or woman and he should train his mind to respect a woman, her self-worth, her dignity and privacy, and her right to autonomy of her body," the high court had added. The Supreme Court took suo motu ,cognisance of the high court judgement and issued a notice to the state governments and others, news agency ANI reported.