The Police should initiate action against a woman after a false allegation of rape: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court directs the police to initiate legal action against a woman. The woman has made the false allegation of rape against the public servant.
Facts
The woman lodged a complaint with the junior health inspector. The woman was like that the junior health inspector raped her while she was under the quarantine period during the COVID-19. But thereafter the woman gave an affidavit stating that the sexual act with her by the public servant was with her consent. After this, the accused was released on bail in November 2020. But the junior health inspector had spent 77 days in custody. After the grant of bail, the Kerala high court directs the police to hold a special inquiry into the matter.
Kerala High Court held that:
After examining the inquiry the Kerala High Court held that; the allegations of rape are false. Hence it is a false case. The court observes that the reputation of the health worker is lower down due to the sensational news in the media. The news was the top headline of the newspapers, so the damage to the morale and reputation cannot be measured.
The police decide to take any action against the woman under section 182 of the Indian Penal Code. Section 182 of IPC talks about the ‘false information, with intent to cause public servant to use his lawful power to the injury of another person.
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