Courtroom acquits rape accused, girl faces perjury motion for ‘mendacity’ beneath oath

“The mentioned circumstances, if seen cumulatively, unerringly result in just one irresistible conclusion that it was a case whereby the sufferer entrapped the accused in a pre-planned method on the pretext of a matrimonial alliance to extort cash from him,” the order learn.

The decide additionally underlined the delay in submitting the FIR for the offence on 14 October 2021. The order mentioned it was clear that the girl “made a false assertion earlier than courtroom after concocting a mendacious story of rape/molestation”.

A easy acquittal wouldn’t serve the curiosity of justice, the courtroom famous, because the regulation not solely meant to punish the responsible but additionally shield the dignity of the harmless. “Within the current social milieu, a false accusation of rape or sexual assault left an indelible impression upon the social psyche, which couldn’t be eliminated by a judicial verdict.”

The courtroom ordered perjury proceedings towards the complainant, saying she had lied beneath oath. “Earlier than parting, I’m at pains to look at that the arrest of the accused, within the instantaneous matter, was carried out in a tearing hurry by the investigating company with none justifiable causes and that too even earlier than registration of FIR,” the decide mentioned.

He mentioned although feeble makes an attempt have been made to justify the arrest by terming it as mere detention and finishing up the formal arrest at a later stage, it was clear that the private liberty of the accused was curtailed.

“The competition of defence that police officers sub-inspector (SI) Kanhiya Lal, investigating officer and girl SI Soni Lal and the then station home officer have been in cahoot with prosecutrix in order that they may extort cash from accused, can’t be brushed apart frivolously,” the order mentioned.

Any motion towards the police officers was the executive discretion of the Delhi Police commissioner, who might look into the matter and take applicable remedial motion in order that the cherished motto of Delhi Police ‘Shanti (peace) seva (service) and nyaya (justice)’ was not belied, it added.