To curb elopement and runaway weddings, parents should impart moral education to their children instead of filing false rape cases, a Delhi court has observed while acquitting a young man of kidnapping and raping his lover.
The court said the man, a Bihar native, had been “very unfortunate” to have faced the arrest and trial in this case as he had not committed any crime.
His acquittal was the only decision it could order, the court said.
“In today’s scenario, where mobile phones, internet, cable TV etc. have made inroads into our households, parents shoulder a great responsibility in imparting moral values and education to their children so that they are able to abide by good moral standards and differentiate between what is good, bad and attractive,” Additional Sessions Judge Virender Bhat said.
“They have to be told and taught that what is attractive is not always good and what is good has to be adhered to in all respects. Filing of false rape charges would certainly not curb the menace of elopement and runaway marriages. Imparting good moral education and keeping a proper check or vigil on the activities of children in their adolescent age will.”
The court’s observations came while acquitting the man who was accused of kidnapping and raping a girl he was in love with and had later married.
The girl’s mother had lodged a complaint in March 2010 that her 13-year-old daughter was missing. When the girl was recovered, she told the police that her age was between 17 and 18 years and she had gone with the accused to Bihar of her own will.
Religious differences
The couple had married in Bihar and the girl was pregnant when found. On the complaint of the girl’s parents, a kidnapping and rape case was registered against the young man.
The girl had told the court that her family was against their relationship and marriage as they belonged to different religions and this prompted them to elope.
— PTI
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