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Rape sentence suspended by Delhi HC, girl lied about her age
Updated On: 26 March, 2023 08:11 AM IST | New Delhi | Agencies
Justice Jasmeet Singh noted that the girl was 17 years and four months old when she eloped with the man and, thereafter, they had a child who is in the care and custody of the prosecutrix
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The Delhi High Court has suspended the sentence of a man, who was convicted for raping a minor, noting that the girl had voluntarily gone with him by misrepresenting herself to be a major. Justice Jasmeet Singh noted that the girl was 17 years and four months old when she eloped with the man and, thereafter, they had a child who is in the care and custody of the prosecutrix.


