HC grants bail to teen rape-accused after minor survivor admits friendship
Dehradun: Uttarakhand high court has granted bail to a 19-year-old from Haridwar who was arrested for allegedly raping a minor girl, after the survivor admitted they were friends and the defence questioned her actual age.
The court noted that the chargesheet had already been filed, the accused was young, and there was no further need for custodial interrogation.
Kapil Kumar was booked on July 4, 2024, under IPC sections 376(2)(n) (repeated rape), 376(3) (rape of a minor below 16 years), and 506 (criminal intimidation), as well as under relevant provisions of the Pocso Act.
The defence counsel told the court that the accused had been wrongly implicated.
He said the relationship between Kumar and the survivor began on a social media platform, a fact she confirmed in her statement. The lawyer also argued that Kumar was just 19 years old at the time of the alleged offence and raised doubts over the survivor's exact age.
He contended that there was no requirement for continued custody since the chargesheet had been filed. He added that the accused had no prior criminal record.
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Justice Rakesh Thapliyal, who presided over the single bench hearing, said, "This court is of the view that the applicant deserves bail. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merit of the case, the present bail application is allowed." The bail was granted after the govt counsel did not raise any objection to the defence's claims.
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