As per the complaint, the accused had established physical relationship with her on the false pretext of marrying her. The complaint stated that he had put vermilion on the woman’s forehead and tied a mangalsutra at a private ceremony though he refused to acknowledge her in public.
It was also alleged that when she became pregnant, she was forced to undergo an abortion. Thereafter, he started avoiding her and stopped returning her calls. When confronted by the complainant, he categorically refused to solemnize their marriage.
She subsequently filed a rape case and the accused was arrested.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court granted him bail in November 2021.
The complainant woman then approached the apex court in appeal, highlighting how photographs of the accused had appeared on social media after his release on bail.
The photographs had posters with the faces of some influential persons of the society in the backdrop, welcoming him with captions like “Bhaiyaa is back”, “Back to Bhaiyaa”, and “Welcome to Role Janeman”.
Source: Barandbench
