Supreme Court dismisses plea of Dera Sacha Sauda chief in rape case
BY Agencies2 July 2016 10:05 PM GMT
Agencies2 July 2016 10:05 PM GMT
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, seeking more handwriting samples of an alleged rape victim in a 14-year-old case, asking whether a woman is available just because she writes “Babaji, I love you”.
A Bench of Justices Dipak Misra and C Nagappan, said the tenor and the language of the letter allegedly written by the victim does not show consent at any point. However, senior advocate Jayant Bhushan, appearing for Rahim, said the letter was a crucial piece of evidence and is inconsistent with the allegation. He said CFSL Chandigarh has in its report had stated that they needed more handwriting samples to arrive at any conclusion.
“The alleged incident dates back to 1999 and the letter was written in 2001. An FIR was lodged in 2002. More handwriting samples will help in my defence,” Bhushan said. To this, the Bench asked the counsel to read the content of the letter and said if it is rape or not can be proved through the evidence in the trial court.
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