Delhi Court Acquits Man in False Rape Case After 6 Years Due to Untrustworthy Testimony
A Delhi court has acquitted a man in a rape case after six years of legal battle, saying that the woman’s statements were not reliable or consistent. The court concluded that the relationship between the two was consensual.
The case dates back to 2015, when the woman joined a company where the accused was the Managing Director (MD). She claimed that while going for a business meeting, they stopped at the man’s house to collect a voucher book. There, he allegedly offered her water, after which she felt dizzy. She later claimed her pajama knot was untied and the man blackmailed her afterward.
An FIR was registered in February 2016, and the man was arrested in March 2016. He spent eight months in jail before being released on bail in October 2016.
During the trial, the accused denied the charges and said the woman was the one who approached him and shared personal problems. He claimed their relationship turned romantic, and they started seeing each other often. He also said they were in regular contact on WhatsApp.
The defense lawyer pointed out several contradictions in the woman’s statements. For instance, in her first complaint, she only mentioned something bad happened, without giving details. Later, in her Section 164 CrPC statement, she said she realized her pajama knot was open but didn’t know if any physical contact had occurred.
The court noted that the woman only mentioned being blackmailed about a video days later, and that there was no immediate complaint, which weakened the case. There was also an unexplained delay of 73 days in filing the FIR.
The Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Sanjay Khanagwal said the prosecution failed to prove that the accused gave the woman a drink with any drug or that he committed rape. The judge concluded that no part of the woman’s statement could be trusted, and the accused was acquitted of all charges.
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