Delhi court directs police to take action against woman for false rape complaint

A court has directed the Delhi Police to take legal action against a woman for registering a false rape case saying the special privileges given to women should not be used as sword to settle personal scoresAdditional Sessions Judge Shefali Barnala Tandon also said that such false allegations destroy the life reputation and social standing of the accusedThe court was hearing a bail application of the accusedNoting the facts of the case the court said an FIR was registered against the man on July 14 but the next day the prosecutrix gave a statement to the magistrate stating she voluntarily went to a hotel with the accused where they had consensual sexual relationsAfter a fight with the accused however she became irritated called the police and made allegations of rape in a fit of rage the court notedThe prosecutrix stated the same facts before the court it said in an order dated July 25 while granting bail to the manThe men of our country have equal rights and protection under the law as enshrined in the Constitution however special privilege is given to the women But this special privilege and woman protecting laws should not be made a sword to settle scores or to satisfy ulterior motives which is going rampant in the society the court saidAllegations of rape are made on drop of a hat nowadays for many other reasons as observed by the Courts day in and day out This is one such case in hand False rape allegations not only destroy life of the man named but also reputation and social standing of his family members at large it addedThe court said rape is the most heinous and painful offence because it destroys the very soul of the victim as well as her body but the law against rape is being misused in some casesThe law has given the remedy of lodging a criminal complaint if a crime is committed against them women but such a remedy should not be used as a tool to gratify the complainants ulterior motive or to teach a lesson to the accused it saidBoth man and woman are two pillars of the society and are equal in every aspect therefore one should not overpower the other only on the basis of gender misuse the court addedIt directed the city police to initiate appropriate legal action against the complainant for making a false complaint to the police out of anger and in the state of intoxication because of which the man was incarcerated for around 10 daysThe police is also advised not to act in haste in arresting the accused persons in the cases where circumstances warrant some initial enquiry or investigation after writing due reasons as per law since there cannot be any compensation sufficient to indemnify the innocent person for incarceration on the basis of false complaint the court saidIt directed that a copy of the order be sent to the deputy commissioner of police concerned and said that a compliance report be filed within 10 daysReleasing the man on bail it directed him to furnish a bail bond and surety bond of Rs 20000 eachThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever