Allahabad HC grants bail to rape accused on condition that he marries the survivor

A man booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for rape was granted bail by the Allahabad High Court on condition that he will marry the victim and will accept her child (born out of the alleged rape) as daughter.

The man, hailing from Khiri district of Uttar Pradesh, was booked under Sections 363, 366, 376 of the IPC and 3/4 of the POCSO Act. As per the First Information Report, the girl was enticed by the accused in March 2022 when she was 17 years.

In the bail order, the Bench of Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh said the victim and her father had no objection if the accused was enlarged on bail, provided that he performed marriage with the victim in accordance with the Hindu rites and rituals and got the marriage registered. They also demanded that the accused should give all rights to the girl and the child as his wife and daughter.