Child-abuse case: SC refuses to entertain former Kerala priest’s bail plea
The Hindu
Robin Vadakkumcherry, serving a 20-year prison stretch under an anti-child abuse law, sought bail to marry a woman whom he had raped and impregnated when she was a minor.
The Supreme Court refused to entertain on Monday a plea by a 49-year-old former priest from Kerala, serving a 20-year prison stretch under an anti-child abuse law, for bail to marry a woman whom he had raped and impregnated when she was a minor. The rape survivor had also filed a separate petition seeking his interim bail for a few months so they could marry and legitimise the child. Appearing before a Bench of Justices Vineet Saran and Dinesh Maheshwari, advocate Amit George, for convict Robin Vadakkumcherry, said the marriage would lend a “veneer of legitimacy” to the child.More Related News