Bihar: Gang rape survivor sent to jail for 'obstructing' proceedings of court
The judicial magistrate at Araria court sent the gang rape survivor to jail after she insisted that the statement be read out to her before she signs it.
The three women including the survivor have been lodged at Samastipur jail. | Photo Credit: iStock Images
Key Highlights
- The incident took place when the victim was recording her statement before a magistrate court in the rape case.
- The rape survivor insisted that she would sign the statement only after it is seen by one of the social activists.
- On July 7, the woman had lodged a complaint at the women police station in Araria alleging she was gang raped a day before.
New Delhi: A 22-year-old gang rape survivor was sent to jail by a court in Araria district of Bihar for allegedly obstructing proceedings of the court.
The court has also charged two social workers, who were assisting the victim, with a similar offence.
According to a report in The Print, the incident took place when the victim was recording her statement before a magistrate court in the rape case.
The report said that the rape survivor insisted that she would sign the statement only after it is seen by one of the social activists.
On July 7, the woman had lodged a complaint at the women police station in Araria alleging she was gang raped a day before.
After an FIR was lodged, the woman was called to the court on July 10 to record her statement under Section 164 of the CrPC.
According to the police, the victim appeared before the court accompanied by two social activists from NGO Jan Jagran Shakti Sangathan.
As the judge asked the rape survivor to sign the statement, the girl demanded that the statement be read out to her by one of the activists. Police said no one is allowed to accompany the complainant during the recording of the statement before the magistrate.
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The three women including the survivor have been lodged at Samastipur jail.
Meanwhile, police have made one arrest in the rape case as the investigation in the case is still underway. Police said the victim's medical examination report is still awaited.
"Police officers were not involved in the court proceedings. The survivor has been arrested on the basis of an FIR registered by the judicial magistrate of the honorable court,” the report quoted Pushkar Kumar, Araria Sub Divisional Police Officer, as saying.
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