The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday has granted bail to a man accused of establishing physical relations with the victim on the false promise of marriage after he said he's willing to marry the victim if she converts.
The DelhiHigh Court bench headed by Justice Subramonium Prasad was hearing a petition seeking quashing of the FIR for the offence of rape, on the ground that the parties have entered into a compromise.
The prosecution case is that a girl of 13 years had gone to school on 15th January and she didn’t return therefore her father filed a complaint to the Police Station.
Since the petitioner refused to marry the prosecutrix, she filed a complaint before the police. On the basis of this complaint, the police registered the FIR for the offence under Section 376 IPC and arrested the petitioner.