The Jabalpur High Court made this comment in a rape case.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has given an important verdict on Thursday, clarifying the definition of provocation in a rape case. Justice Pramod Kumar Aggarwal and Justice Prashant Gupta have said in their decision that no woman herself can be accused for rape
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Went to tell- I am ready for marriage On 21 August 2022, an FIR was lodged by a woman at Chhola temple police station in Bhopal. In which he told that my neighbor proposed to marry me. I agreed. After some time I went to his house to tell his mother and brother my consent. Then the person’s mother and brother forcibly sent me to her room and closed the door. After this, the accused made physical relations with me. After some time he refused to marry.
In this case, reported under Section 376 (rape), 376 (2) (n) (repeated rape of a single woman), 190 (threatening to hurt the person from applying for protection from the public servant), 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation) and 34 (general intent).
After hearing the case, the accused filed an application under Section 227 of the CRPC, but it was rejected by the trial court. After this the matter reached the High Court.
The mother-brother of the accused was made co-accused Government lawyer CM Tiwari said that the accused had challenged the order issued from Bhopal Sessions Court on 22 August 2023 in the High Court. In which the lower court of Bhopal also made his mother and brother a co -accused along with the main accused.
Accused Abhishek Gupta was accused of raping in the name of marriage. The mother and brother of the accused were also present on the spot at the time of this incident. The woman accused of involvement in the rape incident.
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