{"id":230183,"date":"2020-05-29T09:00:55","date_gmt":"2020-05-29T03:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=230183"},"modified":"2020-06-05T11:32:31","modified_gmt":"2020-06-05T06:02:31","slug":"pat-hc-court-takes-suo-motu-cognizance-of-the-viral-video-showing-a-child-trying-to-wake-his-dead-mother-seeks-report-of-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2020\/05\/29\/pat-hc-court-takes-suo-motu-cognizance-of-the-viral-video-showing-a-child-trying-to-wake-his-dead-mother-seeks-report-of-government\/","title":{"rendered":"Pat HC | Court takes suo motu cognizance of the viral video showing a child trying to wake up his dead mother; Seeks report of Government"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Patna High Court:<\/strong> A Division Bench of Sanjay Karol, CJ and S. Kumar, J. Took suo motu cognizance of a new article of the newspaper Times of India dated 28th May, 2020 wherein an item reads as \u201cVideo of a child trying to wake up his dead mother goes viral.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">Justice S. Kumar invited attention of Chief Justice of the Court to a news paper article wherein the portion talks about a \u201cVideo of Child trying to wake up his dead mother goes viral.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>a video of a toddler trying to wake up his dead mother lying on a railway platform has gone viral on social media. The child can be seen removing a shawl covering his mother\u2019s body.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p4\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i> <\/i><span class=\"s1\">Bench stated if the items as stated in the news report are correct of which it has no reason to disbelieve. This warrants intervention in exercise of jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, taking suo motu cognizance of the said news item.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">Bench laid the following issues for immediate attention:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol class=\"ol1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li class=\"li5\"><span class=\"s1\">whether the postmortem of the dead-body was conducted ? If yes, what was the cause of death ? Did the lady actually die of hunger ? <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li5\"><span class=\"s1\">was she travelling alone with her sibling ? If not, who all were her companions, <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li5\"><span class=\"s1\">what action stands taken by the law enforcing agencies, <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li5\"><span class=\"s1\">were the relatives of the deceased informed of the incident, <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li5\"><span class=\"s1\">were the last rights of the deceased performed as per the custom, tradition and the instructions issued by the government, and <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li5\"><span class=\"s1\">Above all who is now taking care of the children\/sibling(s), who unfortunately lost their mother in these times of distress. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"p6\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">Bench before giving any order, directed S.D. Yadav, Additional Advocate General-IX to obtain instructions on the above issues.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p7\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">Sri Yadav stated that the news report is partially incorrect. Deceased was mentally unstable and had died a natural death during the course of her journey. District Administration facilitated by providing an Ambulance up to the place of destination. The orphaned child is in safe custody and guardianship of the sister of the deceased. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p7\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">Further Shri Yadav stated that even though the child is safe and secure, yet he shall personally pursue the matter with the authorities who would again reach out to the family, enquiring any need of assistance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p7\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">Matter to be listed on 3rd June, 2020. [Court on its own motion on the news item published in The Times of India Dated 28<\/span><span class=\"s3\">th <\/span><span class=\"s1\">May, 2020, In Re, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/TixA8wVV\"><b>2020 SCC OnLine Pat 628<\/b><\/a> , decided on 28-05-2020]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Patna High Court: A Division Bench of Sanjay Karol, CJ and S. Kumar, J. 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