{"id":266980,"date":"2022-05-17T18:00:14","date_gmt":"2022-05-17T12:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=266980"},"modified":"2022-05-17T15:37:51","modified_gmt":"2022-05-17T10:07:51","slug":"maternal-uncle-rape-marry-prosecuterix-criminal-liability-supreme-court-india-judgments-legal-law-news-updates-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/05\/17\/maternal-uncle-rape-marry-prosecuterix-criminal-liability-supreme-court-india-judgments-legal-law-news-updates-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Maternal uncle rapes his 14-year-old niece; will subsequent act of him marrying prosecutrix extinguish all criminal liabilities? SC decides\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Supreme Court:<\/strong> In an interesting case, the Division Bench comprising of L. Nageswara Rao and B.R, Gavai, JJ., acquitted the appellant \u00a0who raped his own niece and later on married her.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Court took note of the custom in Tamilnadu which permits the marriage of a girl with her maternal uncle; and the statement of the prosecutrix that she is leading a happy married life with the appellant to hold that,<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>\u201cThis Court cannot shut its eyes to the ground reality and disturb the happy family life of the appellant and the prosecutrix\u201d. \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The appellant belonged to Valayar community, which is the most backward community in the State of Tamilnadu and was working as a woodcutter on daily wages in a private factory. An FIR was lodged against him for committing raping his niece under Sections 5(j)(ii) read with Section 6, 5(I) read with Section 6 and 5(n) read with Section 6 of Protection of Child from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Trial Court convicted the appellant and sentenced him to ten years rigorous imprisonment, which was upheld by the High Court. Aggrieved thereby, the appellant had approached the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The appellant submitted that the allegation against him was that he had physical relations with the prosecutrix on the promise of marrying her. The appellant \u00a0argued, since he has in fact married the prosecutrix and they have two children it would not be in the interest of justice to disturb the family life of the appellant and the prosecutrix.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On the contrary, the State opposed the grant of any relief to the appellant contending that the prosecutrix was aged 14 years on the date of the offence and gave birth to the first child when she was 15 years and, second child was born when she was 17 years. The State contested the legality of marriage between the appellant and the prosecutrix and argued that the marriage might only be for the purpose of escaping punishment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Court considered the statement of the prosecutrix about her present status where she had categorically stated, \u201cshe has two children and they are being taken care of by the appellant and she is leading a happy married life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Further, taking note of the custom in Tamilnadu of marriage of a girl with the maternal uncle, the Court held that,<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>\u201cIn the peculiar facts and circumstances of this case, we are of the considered view that the conviction and sentence of the appellant who is maternal uncle of the prosecutrix deserves to be set aside in view of the subsequent events that have been brought to the notice of this Court.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With the holding that the Court cannot shut its eyes to the ground reality and disturb the happy family life of the appellant and the prosecutrix, the Court set aside the conviction and sentence of the appellant while granting liberty to the prosecutrix and State to move the Supreme Court for modification of the order if the appellant does not take proper care of the prosecutrix.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As a note of caution, the Court added that in the peculiar facts of the case, it shall not be treated as a precedent.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">[K Dhandapani v. State by the Inspector of Police, Cr. A. No.796 of 2022, decided on 09-05-2022]<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Appearance by:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For the Appellant: M.P. Parthiban, Advocate<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For the State: Dr. Joseph Aristotle S., Advocate<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Kamini Sharma, Editorial Assistant has put this report together<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Supreme Court: In an interesting case, the Division Bench comprising of L. 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