Rape accused freed, girl faces perjury
NEW
DELHI: Implicating two youths in heinous crime like gangrape has
boomeranged on a 20-year-old girl as a Delhi court not only allowed the
accused to walk free but also ordered her prosecution for the offence of
perjury.
The court, which said it cannot restore the "lost
honour" of the accused, also noted, "It is very regrettable that a trend
has set in now a days where the investigating officers dance to the
tunes of the girl complaining of rape, completely throwing to winds
their duties and responsibilities."
"This is a fit case where
the prosecutrix (girl) deserves to be proceeded against for committing
the offences punishable under section 193/196 (giving false evidence in a
judicial proceeding) of the IPC," additional sessions judge Virender
Bhat said.
The court ordered that copy of its judgment be sent
to Delhi Police commissioner and others so that efforts can be taken to
"sensitize" and "train" police officers to conduct probe in such cases
with "an open mind without treating the statement of the girl as gospel
truth".
Police had arrested Preetam Yadav and Manoj Kumar
Yadav in November 2011 after the girl complained that they had raped
her. During the trial, advocate Vikas Padora, appearing for Manoj, said
that at the time and date of the alleged incident, the accused, along
with his family, was at a hotel in Gurgaon celebrating his daughter's
birthday. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Rape-accused-freed-girl-faces-perjury/articleshow/20402260.cms
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