The Curse of That Night by Rochak Bhatnagar Page B

everything.
    “Hmmm… so, Omi Yadav, Suraj and Vijay raped you and then threw you out of a running Scorpio onto a road and two persons named Rajat Bhatt and Akhil Shrivastava took you to the hospital. Rajat has identified the registration number of the car too. The medical reports say that it was rape…”
    “Are these evidences enough for you to take some action and arrest those assholes?” Abhijeet cut him in between.
    “Yes, yes sir. We will issue an arrest warrant and keep them in custody for at least 24 hours,” said PI.
    “Aarti madam, just sign here below your statement.”
    Aarti signed.
    “Sir, I want all three of them behind bars today itself. Fine?” said Abhijeet.
    “Sure,” replied PI.
     

 
     
    Son of MLA Arrested in a Rape Case
     
     
    NEW DELHI: Omi Yadav, son of MLA, Sunil Yadav along with two others has been arrested on suspicion of raping a 17-year-old girl.
    “The offences are alleged to have been committed in New Delhi,” the police said.
    Neither Omi Yadav, nor his representatives or his father, Mr Sunil Yadav, have commented.
    PI, S.K. Rathore said: “Given that a police investigation is under way it would not be appropriate to comment.”
    “We take all allegations of sexual abuse extremely seriously and would encourage people with any information about sexual abuse, or anyone who has been a victim of sexual abuse, to come forward and report their concerns confident in the knowledge they will be investigated appropriately and with sensitivity,” said another police official.
    Mr Sunil Yadav has an award from the State Government for being a social person working for the welfare of women and his son alleged in a rape case is ironical all the way.
    A court trial is on the way.
     

 
     
     
    Chapter 28
    Aarti
     
     
     
     
     
    Rape is a stigma which exists in the society from a long time. The dictionary meaning of the word rape is ‘the ravishing or violation of a woman’. The rape victim i.e. a woman, as woman cannot commit rape due to biological reasons. She is traumatized after the event; it is very difficult for a woman to come out of this trauma. Rape in India is a cognizable offence. There are many provisions in various Acts. The word rape is legally defined under section 375 of Indian Penal Code, 1860. It defines rape and also prescribes its punishment. Whenever a man penetrates or does sexual intercourse with a woman without her consent or will, it amounts to rape. Penetration here means that only a slightest of the touch of penis to vagina amounts to rape, enraptured hymen of woman does not prove that rape was not committed. There are exceptions to it also i.e. when a man does sexual intercourse with his wife who is above 15 years of age. The rape law under Indian Penal Code has gone through a lot of amendments. In 1983, amendment was made and S. 376 (2) i.e. custodial rape, S. 376 (A) i.e. marital rape & S. 376 (B to D) i.e. Sexual Intercourse not amounting to rape were added, strange though but nevertheless added.
    The Judiciary in India is burdened with a lot of work and therefore judgment of the rape case comes very late. Sometimes it comes so late that either of the parties had died. So, there is a need for speedy trials in rape cases so that the victim gets justice as it is rightly stated that, ‘Justice delayed is justice denied’.
    As every coin has two sides, in this case also there are two sides. Many a times girls also make fake complaints just to ruin the life of a boy. Sometimes, the parents of a girl compel her to file a complaint against the boy she loves, as the law shows a lot of sympathy towards the girl. The accused is left with nothing, when the complaint is made, his life is ruined irrespective of the fact whether he is proven guilty or not. So, there must be an amendment which equalizes the burden of proof on both the sides and the law works smoothly. It should be such that it contradicts the statement i.e. ‘Law is there for vigilant’. But,