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HC Grants One-Month Bail to Rape Accused to Marry Complainant
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
|May 28, 2025
WHEN a relationship emerges from mutual familiarity between individuals close in age, and where there is no material to suggest abuse of position, intimidation, or exploitation, the prosecutorial lens must be realigned with compassion and realism, the Orissa High Court has opined, while granting one-month bail to an accused involved in a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offence Act (POCSO Act) in order to facilitate his marriage with the complainant.
Hamid Sha (26), allegedly had a physical relationship on the promise of marriage with the complainant since 2019, when she was 16 years old. He had terminated her pregnancy in 2020 and 2022 while allegedly forcibly continuing sexual relations with her. A case was registered against him at the Niali police station on her complaint in 2023.
This story is from the May 28, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar.
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