MUMBAI: In one of many oldest pending rape circumstances earlier than the periods courtroom, 40 years after a now 70-year-old man was accused of raping a 15-year-old woman who later turned his spouse and mom of his 4 youngsters, a trial choose acquitted him for lack of proof.
Whereas the accused remained untraceable for nearly 4 a long time, the trial was accomplished in 4 dates.The sufferer, who he later married, additionally died pending trial. So did two of their 4 youngsters. The sufferer’s mom, complainant within the case, additionally died. The person had “absconded” from 1986 till he was lastly nabbed in UP in 2024.
“Because the matter is just too outdated, most witnesses of the prosecution are both not traceable or expired… There isn’t any iota of proof on file to attach the accused with this crime. The proof is just not useful to the prosecution to show the fees levelled,” the choose mentioned.
The complainant, mom of sufferer, had lodged a criticism report at D B Marg police station in Nov 1984. She mentioned that her daughter was born in 1969 and finding out in an Urdu medium college. The mom mentioned the accused was identified to the household. She mentioned the sufferer left the home claiming that she was going to the bathroom. Nonetheless, she didn’t return. The mom appeared for her however couldn’t discover her.
She lodged a lacking criticism. Throughout probe, it transpired that the accused had kidnapped the woman and raped her. The accused was charged with kidnap and homicide beneath IPC.
Probe was carried out, statements of witnesses had been recorded, proof had been collected and the chargesheet was submitted. Accused had pleaded not responsible.
Throughout cross-examination, the witness mentioned the SI had not recorded statements in his presence.
