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    Alleged rapist of minor acquitted as victim 'adult' under Muslim-laws

    Alleged rapist of minor acquitted as victim 'adult' under Muslim-laws

    By NewsBytes Staff
    Apr 22, 2018
    01:02 pm

    What's the story

    A Delhi court acquitted a man accused of raping a minor saying the victim, a Muslim, was an adult as per the religious laws, reports The Hindu.

    The victim was 17-and-a-half-years old when she was assaulted, she claimed.

    Further, terming the victim 'unreliable', the Delhi court acquitted the man who was charged under Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences Act.

    Details

    Missing daughter had stated earlier she married accused willingly

    The victim's father Raja alias Chandu filed a complaint about his daughter, who went missing when she was 17 years and five months old, in 2013.

    He alleged kidnapping by the accused who lived in the same locality.

    Days later, the victim along with the accused recorded her statement at the Amar Vihar police station in North-West Delhi, saying she married him willingly.

    Change of story

    Months later victim says she was kidnapped and violated

    In April 2014, almost four months after saying she willingly married the accused, the victim lodged a sexual harassment complaint against him.

    She called the wedding photos that she had produced earlier a farce.

    The victim said she was forcefully taken to Jammu, held captive and raped. The accused said he was being falsely implicated because he belonged to a different religion.

    Quote

    Victim claims she was tortured by accused and his aunt

    "The accused kept me there for three days and raped me (mein roti chilati rahi). I was in pain at that time. I requested accused and his aunt to take me back to my parental home but they threatened to kill me," she reportedly said.

    Details

    Judge observes glaring difference in stories

    Additional Sessions Judge Amit Kumar observed it was impossible the 'kidnapped' girl didn't raise alarm during her journey from Delhi to Jammu and vice versa.

    He also noted there was "no history of sexual harassment or physical assault or drug intoxication or alcohol consumption."

    The court added the victim did not take any steps to declare her marriage void, and she was unreliable.

    Quote

    The victim was an adult under Muslim laws, says court

    "Though she was minor, she had attained an age of discretion. It cannot be ignored that victim is Muslim and as per Muslim law she attained the age of puberty at age of 14 years and got married after attaining the age of puberty," said Judge Kumar.

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