After taking the post, he was assigned the 2009 Korba chimney collapse Case, which is to date the most deadly industrial disaster in Chhattisgarh, claiming more than 40 lives.
[1] Later, on 18 January 2010, Katulkar rejected the bail pleas of three Chinese nationals who were contracted by SEPCO to build the power plant by BALCO.
[2] In February, 2010, Katulkar was transferred from Korba to Kanker, North Bastar, retaining his role as Principal District & Session Judge.
It's a general experience that rather than lending a helping hand to such people, a significant part of our society chooses to humiliate and push them into darkness of loneliness and agony.
This is the key reason for non-reporting of such offences, which acts as impunity to perverted criminals and they remain a constant danger to the society especially to women and children.
Stigmatisation of rape victims is one such opinion prevalent in our society, created by guilty and perpetuated by others and is violation of mankind's most fundamental duty to protect the innocent.
It is essential to renounce such practices to build a progressive society based on virtue of equality.Later, he spoke on the mandatory reporting of sexual offences against children stating Section 21 of POSCO, Act, observing that "in child sexual abuse cases public is generally unaware that trials are the exception rather than the rule.
In the present case, Panchayat was called off, the whole village knew about rape of minor girls but they kept mum for long time and left the children to suffer the horror.
"[citation needed] He further observes that the "rape of a child or woman not only affects her alone but such and incident leaves a devastating impact on her entire family who equally suffers in silence.
It happens as this system of silence encourages some more people to want it to happen, and so social and cultural attitudes which serve to underestimate woman and child especially, the female child, create an environment in which abuse can flourish...[sic] The rights of women and children and provisions for their protection will be circumscribed into statute books and remain a mere rhetoric until and unless people near them help in their enforcement.
"[citation needed] As a result of this case, he asked free medical aid be provided to acid attack and rape victims.
He further directed the Government to ensure proper, regular monitoring of Tribal Hostels to prevent any future incidents.
Katulkar was presiding over trial of 2013 Naxal attack in Darbha valley, in which 29 people were killed by naxals including State Congress President Nandkumar Patel, his son, Former Union Minister Vidhya Charan Sukhla and Leader of Opposition and Salwa Judum Founder Mahendra Karma.
In April 2014, in a major move, he ordered NIA to record voice sample of alleged Mastermind[11] of 2013 Naxal attack in Darbha valley, Gudsa Usendi[12][13] who had surrendered before Andhra Pradesh Police in Jan, 2014[14][15] and induct him as accused in the case.