Delhi High Court rejects bail in minor rape case despite subsequent marriage

The Delhi High Court has dismissed the bail application of an accused in a rape case involving a minor, observing that his subsequent marriage to the victim appeared to be a calculated attempt to secure his release from custody rather than a genuine act.

Justice Girish Kathpalia, in an order passed on April 9, observed that “Clearly, the marriage was performed by the accused/applicant simply as a ploy to get himself bailed out, having committed repeated rapes of a minor girl, as alleged by her in the FIR.”