Compensation on false rape case
A Chennai Court has granted Compensation on false rape case. The compensation was Rs. fifteen Lakhs Only while the person has prayed for a sum of Rs. Thirty Lakhs. The following Article reveals the details.
Rs. 15L awarded to man falsely accused of rape
CHENNAI: In a rare reprieve to a rape accused, a Chennai court has awarded Rs 15 lakh as compensation to man who, as a college student, was arrested on charges of rape and made to face trial for more than seven years.
Acquitted in the case after a DNA test proved he was not the father of the child the woman delivered, Santhosh filed a suit for compensation saying the false rape charge had ruined his career and life. Partly allowing his plea, a city court awarded Rs 15 lakh as compensation and directed the woman and her parents who made the false complaint to pay the compensation.
The Boy sought more
Santhosh sought Rs 30 lakh as damages from the girl, her parents and the Secretariat Colony police inspector who investigated the case. Santhosh’s lawyer A Sirajuddin said his client’s family and the woman’s family were neighbours. They belonged to the same community, it was agreed between the families that Santhosh would marry the woman.
Later, however, the families parted ways following a property dispute. Santhosh and his family shifted to another neighbourhood in Chennai.