A man accused of raping his maid and his wife charged with abetting the crime have been acquitted by a Delhi court due to absence of the victim during the trial even as her medical reports confirmed sexual assault.
The court held that medical evidence and gynaecological examination of the victim clearly indicated sexual assault, but due to her non-examination in the court, it could not be proved if the accused in the case was the culprit.
Additional sessions judge M C Gupta let off northwest Delhi resident Jitender accused of raping his 18-year-old maid on 10 June, 2011.
His wife Babita, who was accused of abetting the crime, was also let off.
The court examined the statement of the victim given to the police and to the magistrate in which she had named Jitender and Babita as accused. The prosecution case was the victim, hailing from West Bengal, was sent to Delhi in 2011 by her parents with a native of their village who was working as a maid .
The court held that medical evidence and gynaecological examination of the victim clearly indicated sexual assault, but due to her non-examination in the court, it could not be proved if the accused in the case was the culprit.
Additional sessions judge M C Gupta let off northwest Delhi resident Jitender accused of raping his 18-year-old maid on 10 June, 2011.
His wife Babita, who was accused of abetting the crime, was also let off.
The court examined the statement of the victim given to the police and to the magistrate in which she had named Jitender and Babita as accused. The prosecution case was the victim, hailing from West Bengal, was sent to Delhi in 2011 by her parents with a native of their village who was working as a maid .