Death Of Dhanbad Judge Has Wider Ramifications: CJI Ramana's Bench

State has a duty to provide full security to judges so that they can dispense justice freely, SC said.

The Chief Justice of India NV Ramana led bench of the Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the death of Additional Sessions Judge Uttam Anand in Dhanbad.

While taking cognizance, the apex court said that the “grotesque incident” has “bigger ramifications”. It pledged to tackle bigger questions of safety for judges throughout the nation.