Rape creates scar in the mind of victim: SC

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to reduce the 10 years imprisonment of two persons for gang raping their minor niece, saying such offence “creates a scar in the marrows of the mind of the victim”.

The apex court said rape is an act which is an assault on the human rights of the victim and also “creates an incurable dent in her right and free will and personal sovereignty over the physical frame.” 

“It has to be borne in mind that an offence of rape is basically an assault on the human rights of a victim. It is an attack on her individuality. It creates an incurable dent in her right and free will and personal sovereignty over the physical frame.

“Everyone in any civilised society has to show respect for the other individual and no individual has any right to invade on <g data-gr-id="23">physical</g> frame of another in any manner. It is not only an offence but such an act creates a scar in the marrows of the mind of the victim,” a bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra said.

The apex court’s observation came while dismissing appeals filed by two Haryana residents, who were paternal and maternal uncles, against their 10 years rigorous imprisonment for raping their 16-year-old <g data-gr-id="19">neice</g>.