By S A Ishaqui
Hyderabad,May 7: The Andhra Pradesh High Court has literally given a “sweeping” sentence to a techie for eve-teasing. Dinesh Kumar, 21, a software engineer, has been asked by the court to sweep the premises of the Gandhi Hospital for an hour every day for one month. He can choose the hour according to his convenience.
Legal experts said this was for first time in the history of the High Court that such a punishment has been awarded to anyone. Malkajgiri police had charged cases against Dinesh and one Venkat Krishna for pulling at the duppattas of two young women at Gowthamnagar on March 21.
It was while dealing with Dinesh’s anticipatory bail plea that Justice B. Chandra Kumar pronounced the unique sentence. He also directed the superintendent of Gandhi Hospital to maintain a register to see to it that the techie did sweep the premises every day.
The High Court also asked Dinesh to surrender before the Malkajgiri police station within seven days from May 6 and directed the police to release him on bail once he surrenders.
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