The parents of the survivor claimed the accused and his wife took advantage of the fact that the girl’s father was working in Dubai.
They claimed that they learnt of the crime only when they discovered the survivor’s diary from her room in 2021, when she was 17 years old.
The girl had eloped with a boy following which her parents had rummaged through her room.
In the diary, the survivor claimed the accused man started raping her since she was in the 4th standard and his wife was aware of it.
She had claimed that the accused used to give a tablet that would apparently sexually arouse her.
The girls’ parents, after going through the diary, lodged a police complaint against the man and his wife in 2021.
The wife was granted bail by a special court. But the man’s bail was rejected, following which he approached the HC seeking bail.
The accused’s wife was found to have purposefully assisted and abetted the unlawful acts, and the high court concluded that she was likely equally guilty.
The high court bench also mentioned that, according to the girl’s diary, she had told her mother about the alleged rape a long time ago, but that social stigma prevented her mother from taking any action.
The high court noted that most sexual abusers are people the child knows well.
The high court ruled that granting the accused bail would only serve to exacerbate and sour the survivor’s wounds, which are still raw on the inside of her body, mind, and soul.
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