A Delhi court recently acquitted a man after a six-year trial in a false rape case. The court ruled that the woman’s statements were unreliable and the evidence confirmed that she was in a consensual relationship with the accused.
The judgment was delivered by Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Sanjay Khanagwal of Patiala House Courts, Delhi. The case, filed in 2016, involved allegations of rape, blackmail, and stalking against the accused, who was the Managing Director (MD) of the organization where the woman worked.
Case Background
The woman alleged that in December 2015, while accompanying the accused to a business meeting, they stopped at his house to retrieve a voucher book. She claimed the accused offered her water, which made her feel drowsy. Later, she realized her pajama knot was open, and she accused him of blackmail and harassment in the days following the incident.
An FIR was filed on February 25, 2016, at PS Sagarpur. The accused was arrested on March 2, 2016, and charged under Sections 328, 354D, 376(2)(n), and 506 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). He was released on bail in October 2016 after spending eight months in jail.
The accused denied the allegations, asserting that the woman initiated the relationship and their interactions were consensual. He claimed they had exchanged WhatsApp messages regularly and developed a close personal bond.
Court Observations
The court noted several inconsistencies in the woman’s statements. Her testimony failed to clearly establish any forced or non-consensual act by the accused.
- In her complaint, the woman vaguely mentioned that “bad things happened” but did not clarify what occurred.
- In her Section 164 CrPC statement, she mentioned feeling drowsy after drinking water at the accused’s house but did not initially claim a physical relationship had occurred.
- The court also highlighted a delay of 73 days in filing the FIR, which remained unexplained by the prosecution.
The defense argued that the inconsistencies in the woman’s statements made her testimony unreliable. The court agreed, stating, “The prosecution failed to prove that the accused offered water mixed with a stupefying substance or committed any non-consensual act.”
Court’s Verdict
The court acquitted the accused, concluding that the evidence did not support the charges. The judgment emphasized the importance of credible evidence, stating that the accused could not be convicted solely on the woman’s contradictory testimony.
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