Rape accused gets bail, Court says physical relation consensual

Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, Jan 23, 2017: A man accused of raping a 26-year -old woman on the pretext of marriage has been granted bail by a Delhi court, which said the complainant had consented for physicalrelationsand knewtheconsequences of her act.

Additional Sessions Judge R K Tripathi released the accused on bail noting that the complaint was lodged as the accused, a Delhi resident, was neither agreeing to marry the woman nor was he attending her calls.

"Thecomplainantisreportedtobe26-year-oldand a graduate.Accusedisallegedtohavemadephysicalrelations with her on the pretext of marriage. The complainant consented for physicalrelationshipwithhimbefore solemnisationof marriage.She knewtheconsequencesofheractthataccused mayormaynotmarryher," the judge said.

The judge further noted that as per the complainant, the accused was "neither agreeing for marriage nor he is attending her calls. On the aforesaid allegations of complainant, FIR under section 376 (rape) of the IPC was registered."

The court, while granting him bail, said, "Accused is not required for his custodial interrogation.Noincriminating materialistoberecoveredattheinstanceof accused. Heis permanentresidentofDelhi.Thereisnopossibilityofhis abscondingorfleeingfromjustice."

The court also directed that the accused shall not contact the complainant and will not threaten or intimidate her.

"He shall also not try to influence the prosecution witnesses. Accused shall not leave the country without prior permission of the court," it said.

An FIR was lodged this month on the basis of written complaint given by complainant, alleging that the accused, whom she met on April 2, 2014 at Nizamuddin Dargah in south east Delhi here, lured her into a physical relations on the pretext of marriage.

It alleged that he sexually assaulted her on two occasions and then stopped taking her calls and refused to marry her.