'Will You Marry Her?': SC Asks Man Accused of Raping Woman When She Was Minor
'If you want to marry we can help you. If not, you lose your job and go to jail. You seduced the girl, raped her.'
CJI Bobde and the Supreme Court. Photos: PTI
Women01/Mar/2021
New Delhi: Staying his arrest for a month, the Supreme Court asked a man whether he would marry the woman who had accused him of raping her when she was a minor.
NDTV has reported that the apex court was hearing a bail request of a government employee, one Mohit Subhash Chavan who has been accused of raping a schoolgirl. An employee at the Maharashtra State Electric Production Company, Chavan faces charges under the POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act and had sought protection from arrest.