NEW DELHI: A youth accused of raping a minor has been acquitted by a Delhi court after it observed that the upper caste girl was tutored by her parents to "betray her love" for honouring their "social status".
The court acquitted the 20-year-old boy after it found that the girl's testimony was "full of twisted facts" as her parents were opposed to her marriage with the youth since they belonged to different castes. "Prosecution witness 1 (girl) accepted the suggestion that her parents were opposed to her marriage with the accused due to caste factor," additional sessions judge Dharmesh Sharma said.
"The said facts and circumstances demonstrate... that during the interregnum, the prosecutrix (girl) had been coached or tutored by her parents to sacrifice her feelings, betray her love for the accused and instead honour their social status... at the behest of her parents she testified falsely against the accused," the judge said, adding that the 17-year-old girl's testimony was "grossly contradictory".
According to police, the youth had kidnapped the girl on May 28 with the intention of marrying her. A missing complaint in the matter was lodged by the girl's mother. agencies
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The court acquitted the 20-year-old boy after it found that the girl's testimony was "full of twisted facts" as her parents were opposed to her marriage with the youth since they belonged to different castes. "Prosecution witness 1 (girl) accepted the suggestion that her parents were opposed to her marriage with the accused due to caste factor," additional sessions judge Dharmesh Sharma said.
"The said facts and circumstances demonstrate... that during the interregnum, the prosecutrix (girl) had been coached or tutored by her parents to sacrifice her feelings, betray her love for the accused and instead honour their social status... at the behest of her parents she testified falsely against the accused," the judge said, adding that the 17-year-old girl's testimony was "grossly contradictory".
According to police, the youth had kidnapped the girl on May 28 with the intention of marrying her. A missing complaint in the matter was lodged by the girl's mother. agencies
Original NEWS Source:- http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/20-year-old-cleared-of-rape-charge/articleshow/24451538.cms
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