Allahabad High Court granted anticipatory bail, said- 'Absolutely unnatural in Indian culture'

Prayagraj. Allahabad High Court has allowed anticipatory bail application of a person accused of raping daughter-in-law. The court has said, 'It is absolutely unnatural in our Indian culture that father-in-law in association with another person rapes his own daughter-in-law.'

While granting anticipatory bail to a person named Babu Khan, Justice Ajit Singh said, "Considering that this false allegation has been made with a view to ruin the reputation of the petitioner in the society and also considering the judgments of the Supreme Court." Anticipatory bail is granted.

Significantly, an FIR was lodged by the alleged victim against her father-in-law at Janakpuri police station in Saharanpur district under IPC section 376 (rape) and other sections. It is alleged in the FIR that on March 1, 2018, at 6 pm, the father-in-law of the victim along with his companion came to her brother's house. She was alone at that time. The father-in-law asked his daughter-in-law about her brother and when she was told that she was alone in the house, the father-in-law started abusing her and she, along with his companion, pushed her on the daughter-in-law's bed and both of them tried to rape her. Tried.

At the same time, during the hearing, the counsel for the petitioner argued that the co-accused in this case has been granted anticipatory bail by this court. The petitioner fears that he may be arrested at any time by the police. This order was passed on May 18, 2022.