In this case, the man (appellant) had earlier been found guilty and convicted by the trial court for the offence of rape under Section 376(2)(i)(n) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 6 of the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act).
The appellant then challenged the trial court verdict before the High Court.
The appellant was accused of having forcefully raped the girl in a room over his shoe shop. Thereafter, he was stated to have started a relationship with the girl and engaged in sexual intercourse on promise to marry her. He is further alleged to have warned her not to disclose the relationship to anyone.
The sexual relationship continued in secret until he left for his village and married another woman, the Court was told.
After the victim disclosed the incident to her parents, her family is stated to have visited the appellant’s residence, but were driven out. Subsequently, they lodged a police complaint.
Source: Barandbench
