When does the sex instinct in a man die out?
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| When does the sex instinct in a man die out? Which crime did Ram Jethmalani confess before Justice Katju? |
By Justice Markandey Katju
One day when I was a Judge in the Supreme Court the eminent senior lawyer Mr Ram Jethmalani was sitting in my Court in a corner of the Courtroom, waiting for his case to be taken up. Another lawyer was arguing a case, in which his client was accused of committing rape.
This lawyer argued that his client was 65 years old when the incident allegedly happened, so how could he commit rape?
I replied that when I was a young lawyer in the Allahabad High Court one day I asked a very senior criminal lawyer of the High Court, Mr. P.C. Chaturvedi, at what age does the sex instinct in a man die out ? He replied " Any time between 30 and 80 "
Having related that, I remarked " And here is Mr. Ram Jethmalani, with vast experience in these matters ", and waved at him.
Mr Jethmalani was then 87 years old ( he died when he was 96 ), and was known to be a ladies' man. Whenever I saw him he was with a new young lady.
At my statement, Mr. Jethmalani stood up, came before me, bowed his head sheepishly, and said, "I plead guilty, My Lord".
(Justice Katju is a retired judge of the Supreme Court of India. These are his personal views.)
