The Court began the judgement by recording its observation that abandoned women and children often fall victim to predators who are sometimes, as is in this case, priests
"When a man abandons his wife and children, roving vultures wait to prey on not only the abandoned woman but also the helpless children. In this case, we have a 'poojari'/'komaram' (priest/oracle in a temple) taking the abandoned woman and the three children under his wing, only to repeatedly molest the elder girl child, that too in the presence of her siblings. We wonder which God would accept the obeisance and offerings of such a priest or make him a medium?"
Which God would accept the obeisance and offerings of such a priest or make him a medium?"
-Kerala High Court
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