Internet Trolls And Tells Rajasthan HC Judge That Peacocks Actually Have Sex

As outlandish as it may?sound, a High Court judge on Wednesday gave some absolute gems of wisdom.

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Judge Mahesh Chandra Sharma first stumped the petitioner who had approached the court seeking action against corruption in a state-run cow shelter in Jaipur by suggesting that cow should be declared national animal and punishment for cow slaughter should be punishable by life imprisonment, something which had nothing to do with the original petition.

But what followed was unprecedented, Justice Sharma who was retiring on Wednesday went on to give an explanation to his unusual suggestion.

Justice Sharma said "it was the voice of my soul".

Bizarre enough, justice Sharma went on to explain his reason.

The learned judge first cited the example of Nepal saying that it is a Hindu country (Nepal is a secular country) and used peacock to explain how the national bird was chosen.

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"It is not a matter related to secularism or Hindus. Why we have declared peacock as the national bird, you may ask, as India is a secular country." He added, "Peacock too has a quality, let me tell you. Peacock is a lifelong celibate. It never has sex with peahen. Its tears are picked by the peahen to get pregnant and give birth to baby peacock or baby peahen. God Krishna wore peacock feather for this reason. Peacock feather is used by saints and priests and in temples for this reason - it's celibacy. Similarly, there are so many qualities in a cow that, as per my religious belief and my heart's feelings, it must be declared a national animal."

And Twitter erupted...

So does Peacock actually have sex? The answer is yes!.