Allahabad High Court has registered a case of rape and ordered strict action against the victim and her witnesses who denied the incident in the court. The court said that an FIR should be registered against those who file such false cases and the government assistance amount should also be recovered along with interest. Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav gave this order while hearing the bail application of Aman, accused of gang rape in Moradabad. The matter is of Bhagwatpur police station area of ​​Moradabad district. In this case, a case of gang rape and Dalit harassment was registered on behalf of the victim against the accused Aman and many others. The police arrested the petitioner and sent him to jail. When the hearing started in the district court after the charge sheet was filed against the petitioners, the victim retracted her allegations. The accused had approached the High Court after his bail was rejected by the district court.
The petitioner’s lawyer gave this argument in the court
The petitioner’s lawyer SF Hasnain argued that the petitioner has not committed the alleged crime. The FIR was lodged late for which no explanation was given. There are contradictions in the statements of the victim. During the trial, the person who lodged the FIR and the victim herself admitted that the petitioner and other co-accused did not rape her. Nor did they all call the victim and take her to the fields. On this basis he has been declared a traitor. Even medical examination does not confirm rape of the victim. Taking the matter seriously, the court granted conditional bail to the accused. The court has directed the subordinate court that if this case is found to be false then it should take strict action against those who file false FIR and retract their statements during the hearing. Along with registering a criminal case against such people, the financial assistance received from the government should also be recovered along with interest. The court has also directed to send a copy of the order to the concerned subordinate court and DM for compliance.
The court expressed its displeasure on this matter
The court has expressed displeasure over the practice of filing false cases and then retracting their own statements. The court said that such cases come before the court every day. In which first FIR is lodged under Rape, POCSO Act and SC-ST Act, on the basis of which investigation is carried out. The victims receive government compensation and after a long time, they retract their statements during the hearing. The result of fake cases is that not only does a lot of the life of the innocent accused get wasted in the time taken for prosecution, they also have to endure financial and mental pain. This trend is worrying and should be stopped.