Madras HC: 'Honour killings, extreme reflection of casteism', grants bail to police officer

The Madras High Court called honour killings the extreme reflection of casteism while granting bail to a police officer accused in a 2025 case. The judge noted fifty-nine such killings in Tamil Nadu over ten years. The court stressed that nature does not recognize caste and urged social change starting from schools. Soldiers sacrifice without caste bias, embodying equality. The accused had spent nearly ten months in custody before conditional bail was granted.