Calcutta HC grants bail to statutory rape-accused after being told that (now) adult victim and accused wish to get married in near future
The Court added that if the marriage does not take place within three months, or if there is any complaint made against the petitioner by the victim in the next six months, the bail granted may be annulled.
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday granted bail to a man accused of statutory rape, in view of submissions that the victim, who was now an adult, intended to get married to the accused in the near future.