Raped and got trapped then got married, is it a joke? Justice Bifri on the settlement between the victim and the accused

The Delhi High Court has expressed deep concern over the growing trend of marriage of the accused with the victim in rape cases. The court says that the accused are doing this to avoid the case filed against them. But such behavior is dangerous. Justice said that many cases are being seen in which the accused married the victim. After the victim becomes pregnant, the accused feels that the DNA test can become the biggest evidence against him. Therefore, by resigning, they get tied up in the bond of marriage with the victim. When the situation becomes normal, he again leaves his wife.

In fact, a case had come before the Delhi High Court in which a Muslim youth made physical relations with a minor girl of his own religion. When the girl became pregnant, her relatives created a ruckus. FIR was also lodged after going to the police. In such a situation, the accused thought it appropriate to marry the victim to escape. At present, the counsel for the accused pleaded in the High Court that a settlement had been reached between the victim and her client. Both have got married and are living a happy life. Therefore, the case of rape should be dismissed.

Justice said – she is not going to dismiss the rape case

As soon as this matter came before Justice Swarna Kanta Sharma, she lost her temper. She said that she is not going to dismiss the case under any circumstances. At the time of the incident, the accused was 20 years old while the victim was only 17 years old. The court said that when the victim became pregnant, the accused had to marry her. Now he is saying that the case lodged against him by the victim should be dismissed.

However, the counsel for the accused said that the physical relationship between the two was consensual. The question of the court was that the consent of a minor girl cannot be considered as consent. The lawyer also referred to the Muslim Personal Law, which considers the age of majority of a girl as the time when her period starts. The High Court said that this issue is still under consideration in the Supreme Court. So she does not want to comment on this. But there is no doubt that the victim was pregnant. He is a minor, so the case registered against the accused is not weak in any way.