AFTER 3 YEARS GIRL SAYS I WAS NOT RAPED, COURT DIRECTS TO RETURN 10 LAKH COMPENSATION
- MG TOW
- Feb 2, 2022
- 2 min read
This will be the first time in Bihar’s Purnia Court that a victim will have to return the compensation amount. Often in many cases, the victim comes against the accused and turns away from the earlier statement in the court and the accused gets the benefit of it.
The compensation amount received by this alleged victim of rape case three years ago will now have to be returned. She was paid ten and a half lakh rupees by the order of the court.
After taking the money, the woman turned back from her statement. She came to the court and denied rape and was supported by her family members as well, while earlier the victim had confirmed rape in her statement of 164.
Eventually, the court had to acquit the accused for want of evidence. At the same time, the court has issued a direction to the District Legal Services Authority to recover the entire amount of compensation received by the victim.
POCSO Court has taken this strict against the victim. During the hearing of the case, Justice Prashant Kumar Jha came to know that on the order of District Legal Services Authority, Rs 10,50,000 has been given as compensation to the victim on January 15, 2019.
She admitted that during the investigation, a huge amount was given to the victim as compensation. The victim and her family cheated by misusing the judicial system and public welfare provisions as the victim came to the court and clearly stated that no incident had happened to her.
After this, under the provision of clause 13 of Section 7 Amendment Scheme, 2019 of Bihar State Victim Compensation Scheme 2014, the Court ordered action to refund of compensation amount.
A minor girl resident of Dagroa police station had lodged an FIR in the police station. In this, she alleged that on 19 April 2018, she was in the maternal house.
Her parents had gone to his maternal home. At around ten o’clock in the night, a youth of her village forcibly took her to the corn field and raped her. The incident was informed when the parents arrived. After that a complaint was lodged in the police station. The victim’s statement was also recorded in the court under section 164.
After this the trial of the case started in the court. The victim and her family came to the court and gave a statement that there was no incident of rape. The victim had a fight with the accused youth and under the pretext of another, filed a rape case.
On the other hand, a conciliation agreement was also filed in the court on behalf of the victim and the accused youth. The court acquitted the accused for lack of evidence.
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