New Delhi: During the hearing of a specimen involving allegations of rape on the pretext of marriage, the Supreme Magistrate posed uncontrived and sharp questions to the sexuality petitioner. A seat of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Ujjwal Bhuyan was hearing the accused's ladle plea. During the hearing, Justice Nagarathna, who headed the bench, stated that surpassing marriage, a man and a woman are strangers. Therefore, it is incomprehensible that a physical relationship without sufficient information and trust is incomprehensible.
What did the Supreme Magistrate say?
The Supreme Magistrate questioned the sexuality petitioner as to how she, having met the accused through a matrimonial site in 2022, could have accompanied a stranger, first to Delhi and then to Dubai. The magistrate moreover stated that the physical relationship appeared to be consensual. The petitioner argued that the accused had promised marriage, and the woman went with him on that trust. It was later discovered that the accused was once married in Punjab and had moreover remarried two years ago.
What well-nigh the video?
The Supreme Magistrate asked the sexuality petitioner how she was unaware of the accused's unfurled videotaping of intimate moments. Justice Nagarathna remarked that the court's views may be conservative, but if a woman is serious well-nigh marriage, she should be extremely cautious well-nigh engaging in premarital sex. The seat stated that such veiling trust in someone is not appropriate.
When the woman's lawyer mentioned the threat of making the video viral, the seat reiterated, "Despite the seriousness of the allegations, our question remains: why did she have premarital physical relations with a stranger?" After a lengthy hearing and no satisfactory answer, the Supreme Magistrate suggested both parties explore the possibility of a bilateral settlement. The seat stated that it would not be towardly to take such cases of consensual relationships to trial and sentencing.
