Lawyer Seeks Case Falsely Claiming Wife Raped By Cousin, Fined Rs 25,000
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The petitioner claimed after their marriage in 2017, his wife disclosed to him that her cousin had raped her when she was 16.
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea by a lawyer for "maliciously" seeking an FIR against his estranged wife's cousin for raping her when she was a minor, an allegation that she denied, and imposed a cost of Rs 25,000 on him.
Justice Anoop Kumar Mendiratta said the wheels of criminal justice system cannot be permitted to be clogged by frivolous complaints when the alleged victim herself has no grievance, and asked the petitioner to pay the cost to Delhi High Court Legal Services Committee within eight weeks.
The judge said such complaints may not only harass the spouse but also a person who may have been framed despite his innocence.
