HIGH COURT DENIES BAIL TO RAPE ACCUSED

DECEMBER 30, 2020

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has dismissed the regular bail application filed by a man accused of raping a minor girl of 15 years, allegedly raped by six other men, including the petitioner.

The Court said the perusal of the petition reveals that no such evidence is annexed with it. Therefore, if the petitioner wants to refer to any evidence, he may annex the same and cannot argue it in the present bail petition.

The Court noted in its order that the status report reveals the age of the victim as 15 years. It was further found in the investigation that seven boys on various occasions committed sexual intercourse with her. The petitioner herein is also one of them. The present case is not about whether the minor girl, out of romantic love, had consented to have coitus with her boyfriend and voluntarily slept with him.

Author: Shweta Singh