Two police officers in Bihar's Madhubani district on Thursday, 18 November, allegedly manhandled Additional Session Judge Avinash Kumar inside the subdivisional court premises of Jhanjharpur.
According to news agency PTI, Patna High Court has taken suo motu cognisance of the matter and asked the state's Director General of Police (DGP) to file a status report on the incident, terming it "unprecedented and shocking".
Station House Officer Gopal Krishna and Sub-inspector Abhimanyu Kumar reportedly entered the courtroom while a hearing was underway and went on to allegedly point a gun at the judge.
The two also attacked lawyers and court employees who were present at the spot and tried to protect the judge, the report said.
DK Sharma, president of lawyers' association of Jhanjharpur subdivisional court, said the police officials used abusive language and pointed service revolvers at Avinash Kumar, reported news agency IANS.
Sharma further said the work at Jhanjharpur subdivisional court has been suspended for now.
The status report by the DGP has to be submitted on 29 November when the matter will be heard again, PTI reported.
(With inputs from PTI and IANS.)
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