‘She invited trouble,’ Allahabad HC says while granting bail to man accused of rape

The Allahabad High Court said in a recent judgement that a woman, who was allegedly raped in 2024, had “invited trouble” for herself and was responsible for the crime committed against her.

Justice Sanjay Kumar Singh made the remarks on March 11 in his order granting bail to Nischal Chandak, the man accused of raping the woman. He had been arrested in the matter in December 2024.

“This court is of the view that even if the allegation of the victim is accepted as true, then it can also be concluded that she herself invited trouble and was also responsible for the same,” Singh said in the verdict.

As per her complaint filed with the Noida Police, the woman, who was a university student, said that she had gone to a bar in Delhi with three female friends in September 2024, Bar and Bench reported.

She met a few male acquaintances at the bar and Chandak was also part of this group, her complaint said. The woman was intoxicated and stayed at the bar till 3 am, it added.

Chandak kept asking her to come with him, the woman alleged in her complaint. She added that she finally agreed to go to his home to rest, according to Bar and Bench.

The woman claimed that Chandak kept touching...

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