Transgender held for begging set free by court
June 18th, 2011 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, June 18 (IANS) After months of detention at a beggars’ home, a transgender caught seeking alms in south Delhi was allowed to walk free after the intervention of a Delhi court.
Setting aside an order of a special metropolitan magistrate (SMM) sending appellant transgender Rani to the beggars’ home for two years, District and Additional Session Judge A.K. Chawla said: “The appeal is accepted and the order of detention is set aside.”
“It is ordered that the appellant be released after due admonition on a personal bond of Rs.1,000. Appeal stands disposed off accordingly,” said the court in its order June 6.
The court said that the transgender had a right to lead a life of dignity and earn a livelihood.
“The appellant undisputedly is a transgender and it is a hard fact that in our society, transgenders are being shunned even today,” said Judge Chawla.
“It is difficult for them to get even menial jobs. The impugned judgment is also totally silent and does not reflect nor is there any material on record to show the circumstances in which the appellant was living or the antecedents of the appellant,” the court added.
Appellant Rani was held guilty under the Bombay Prevention of Begging Act, 1959, by the SMM Nov 10, 2010. Rani was convicted for begging on the capital’s roads and was ordered to be kept in a beggars’ home for two years.
Rani was caught begging Nov 10, 2010 near the Moolchand Flyover in south Delhi and sent to the beggars’ home the same day.
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