After the case, AP Singh, said that he would have 'burned my daughter alive' if she were having 'premarital sex and went out late at night with her boyfriend'. He has subsequently said that his personal views were being taken out of context.
Bar intervenes
Nevertheless, Delhi Bar Council vice-chairman Rakesh Sherawat told the BBC that the comments amount to 'professional misconduct' and that the lawyer 'could lose his licence for life if found guilty'. The Delhi Bar Council is imminently to decide how to proceed.
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