Justice Rohit Arya, former judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court
Former Madhya Pradesh High Court judge Justice Rohit Arya has joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) nearly three months after his retirement. At a function at BJP’s state office in Bhopal, he was met by party’s Madhya Pradesh chief Dr. Membership was given by Raghavendra Sharma. He says that his thinking matches that of the BJP. Justice Arya has said that he was invited to a seminar organized by the Madhya Pradesh BJP, where he was requested to join the party. However, he has clarified that he has no intention of contesting the election and only wants to be in public life.
Justice Rohit Arya was appointed as a judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on 12 September 2013 and became a permanent judge on 26 March 2015. It heard several high-profile cases in 2021, including the denial of bail to comedians Munawar Farooqui and Nalin Yadav. Munwar Farooqui was accused of hurting religious sentiments during a New Year event in Indore. Later, the Supreme Court reversed the decision of the High Court and granted bail to Farooqui. Jas Arya said, ‘I believe that if you hurt sentiments, you should be taught a lesson. Now, I have no say in what will happen to that case after it goes to the Supreme Court.
Controversy arose over granting bail to the accused in the rape case
Justice Arya’s bail order made headlines in 2020. He granted bail to an accused in a molestation case on the condition that she appear before the prosecutor on rakshabandhan so that she can “wear” the symbol of brother-sister relationship on her wrist. The decision was widely criticized and later overturned by the Supreme Court. Commenting on the order, he said, ‘It was a case under Section 354 of the IPC, though they just held hands, no doubt it should not have happened but both were from the same village, I thought so. can be mutually resolved. There should be reconciliation between the victim and the accused.
This video of Rohit Arya has gone viral
Not only this, several videos of Justice Arya’s hearings in the High Court during Covid went viral, showing her strict style. While hearing the bail plea, he said, ‘The man who is in jail is about to get married, what a promising son he is… He is serving his sentence in jail and he has also received a wedding invitation. Ever heard of a prisoner going to jail and getting a marriage invitation, this (accused) is a wonderful Kohnoor diamond… It is in high demand, first get punished, then get married what will be the punishment… then say married Then bail for the honeymoon.’
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Who is Retired Justice Rohit Arya?
Justice Arya was born in 1962 and enrolled as an advocate in 1984. He was appointed as a senior advocate in the Madhya Pradesh High Court in 2003. His main practice areas include civil law, commercial law, arbitration, administrative law, service law, labor law and tax law. He also represented organizations like Central Government, State Bank of India, Department of Telecommunication, BSNL, Employees State Insurance Corporation and Income Tax Department. He was elevated as a judge of the High Court in 2013 and was sworn in as a permanent judge in 2015. He retired on 27 April 2024.
