NEW DELHI: A Delhi court has dismissed the bail plea of a man, accused of rape, saying the complainant was a mature lady who cannot be expected to allege falsely to extort money from him, at the cost of putting her reputation in jeopardy.
The court said such submission of the accused was devoid of any merit and completely misplaced.
Additional sessions judge Ravinder Bedi stated in the order, “Ex facie, the submission of the applicant (Jagdeep) that the complainant falsely implicated him to extort money from him is devoid of any merit; the same being unsupported by anything. The complainant, a mature lady, cannot be expected to allege falsely and thereby to expose herself to be defamed at the cost of putting her reputation in jeopardy and as such, the submission of the applicant is completely misplaced one.”
According to police, the woman and the accused came in contact on a matrimonial site, where he allegedly told her that he was unmarried and capable of taking the responsibility of marriage. In her complaint, she further alleged that the accused had made sexual relations with her without her consent. She also alleged that the accused blackmailed her to agree for a physical relationship with him or he would defame her.
Jagdeep claimed the allegations against him were false and fabricated and the complaint was made to extort money from him. His lawyer further argued that she was already married and so there was no question of marrying her.
“The contents of complaint prima facie reveal direct and serious allegations levelled against the applicant. In the light of the aforesaid and taking into consideration the nature and seriousness of what is alleged against the applicant, the present application seeking regular bail by the applicant deserves dismissal,” the court said.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme Court directives on cases related to sexual assault)
