Marriage Between Survivor, Accused No Reason To Close Rape Case: Delhi High Court
NDTV
The survivor, who was a minor when she was allegedly raped, told the court that she had settled her disputes with the petitioner and married him of her own free will.
The Delhi High Court has refused to close criminal proceedings against a man accused of raping a minor, saying the subsequent marriage between the two was no reason for quashing the FIR and the charges against him were "serious in nature".
Justice Sudhir Kumar Jain referred to a Supreme Court ruling which said the offence of rape cannot be compounded and quashed on the basis of a settlement between the parties.
"The respondent no.2 (survivor) in the FIR has alleged that the petitioner had sexual intercourse with her multiple times when she was just 16 years old. The respondent no. 2 also got pregnant due to this reason," the court noted.
