Tutor acquitted in rape case
8 Jan 2014 5:39 AM IST
A tutor accused of raping his minor student after administering her sedatives has been acquitted by a Delhi court which said the alleged victim is not a ‘credible witness’.
Additional sessions judge Virender Bhat acquitted the man of the charges of rape, causing hurt by giving poison and threatening the victim, saying the conduct of the girl in accompanying the accused to some other places raises serious doubts about her version of the incident.
‘In the instant case, I consider that the prosecutrix is not a credible witness as her testimony is in stark contrast to her statements recorded during the investigation. Her testimony is replete with embellishment and prevarications. It also does not inspire confidence,’ the court said. According to the police, the girl’s mother had lodged a case against the accused alleging that he had raped her in July 2012 in a house in Palam colony here after administering her sedatives.
Accused during the trial, claimed innocence and had said that the girl was having a love affair with him, so her mother falsely implicated him in this case, as she was against their relationship.
Additional sessions judge Virender Bhat acquitted the man of the charges of rape, causing hurt by giving poison and threatening the victim, saying the conduct of the girl in accompanying the accused to some other places raises serious doubts about her version of the incident.
‘In the instant case, I consider that the prosecutrix is not a credible witness as her testimony is in stark contrast to her statements recorded during the investigation. Her testimony is replete with embellishment and prevarications. It also does not inspire confidence,’ the court said. According to the police, the girl’s mother had lodged a case against the accused alleging that he had raped her in July 2012 in a house in Palam colony here after administering her sedatives.
Accused during the trial, claimed innocence and had said that the girl was having a love affair with him, so her mother falsely implicated him in this case, as she was against their relationship.
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