HC on Gang Rape: WhatsApp Chat Shows Sex Was Consensual, Woman Received Rs 5,000 After Alleged Incident, Says Kerala High Court While Granting Anticipatory Bail To Rape Accused
When the court learned that the intercourse was consensual in nature and an amount of Rs 5000 was also paid to her after the incident, the court granted bail to the accused. Justice Kauser Edappagath observed the screenshot of the WhatsApp chat between the petitioner-accused and the woman.
The Kerala High Court recently granted bail to a rape accused while stating that WhatsApp chat showed sex was consensual between the victim and the accused. The high court reportedly granted bail to a 46-year-old man accused of committing gang rape on a woman. The accused was also committed of sharing the woman's sexually explicit video online. When the court learned that the intercourse was consensual in nature and an amount of Rs 5000 was also paid to her after the incident, the court granted bail to the accused. Justice Kauser Edappagath observed the screenshot of the WhatsApp chat between the petitioner-accused and the woman. "WhatsApp screenshot would show that the victim voluntarily went to the hotel knowing very well that the applicant and the accused No.1 were there in the hotel. The WhatsApp chat would further show that the sex they had at the hotel was consensual in nature," the court observed. HC on False Rape Allegations: False Complaints of Rape and Dowry Harassment by Wife Amount to Extreme Cruelty, Says Delhi High Court.
Kerala High Court on Rape Case
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