THANJAVUR: A 17-year-old student was detained and lodged in a correction home atThanjavur in Tamil Nadu after he was found to have 'exploited' a 21-year-old woman with whom he had a relationship for over a year and fathered a child. The woman, who studies in a nearby college, met the teenager while living away from home with some relatives.
In her complaint at a police station at Vallampudhur, a few kilometres from here, she said the boy lived on the same street as her relatives. Mani (name changed), an apprentice to a welder, had a relationship with Kavitha (name changed), who hails from Pudukottai, for over a year. Kavitha had moved to Thanjavur for college education.
Mani had lured her with promises of marriage, but after an affair that lasted a year and left her pregnant, he began to avoid her. Kavitha after giving birth to the child had returned to Thanjavur from Pudukottai along with the baby and asked him to marry her. Mani is said to have avoided her, which in turn made her approach all women police station at Vallampudhur.
Vallampudhur police, based on the complaint from Kavitha, picked up the boy from his workplace. Since he is a minor and not in a position to marry her, the police produced him before the Juvenile Justice Board at Thanjavur where both parties were heard. As per the orders of the magistrate Karthika, Mani was lodged in the correction home after an examination at theThanjavur Medical College Hospital.
Advocate Jayanthi Ranee, a former member of the local child welfare committee, said the minor could be released on bail and remain free during the trial. "Cases of such nature mostly get dissolved since both parties seek out-of-court settlement out of concern for the welfare of the child. Since the detainee is a 17-year-old, he has to wait for one more year if he wants to take a decision on seeking custody of the child and another four years to marry her," she said.
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In her complaint at a police station at Vallampudhur, a few kilometres from here, she said the boy lived on the same street as her relatives. Mani (name changed), an apprentice to a welder, had a relationship with Kavitha (name changed), who hails from Pudukottai, for over a year. Kavitha had moved to Thanjavur for college education.
Mani had lured her with promises of marriage, but after an affair that lasted a year and left her pregnant, he began to avoid her. Kavitha after giving birth to the child had returned to Thanjavur from Pudukottai along with the baby and asked him to marry her. Mani is said to have avoided her, which in turn made her approach all women police station at Vallampudhur.
Vallampudhur police, based on the complaint from Kavitha, picked up the boy from his workplace. Since he is a minor and not in a position to marry her, the police produced him before the Juvenile Justice Board at Thanjavur where both parties were heard. As per the orders of the magistrate Karthika, Mani was lodged in the correction home after an examination at theThanjavur Medical College Hospital.
Advocate Jayanthi Ranee, a former member of the local child welfare committee, said the minor could be released on bail and remain free during the trial. "Cases of such nature mostly get dissolved since both parties seek out-of-court settlement out of concern for the welfare of the child. Since the detainee is a 17-year-old, he has to wait for one more year if he wants to take a decision on seeking custody of the child and another four years to marry her," she said.
NEWS Link:- http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/17-year-old-boy-detained-for-exploiting-woman-aged-21/articleshow/29569990.cms?
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