Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 25: Special Municipal Mobile Magistrate Jammu, Kamlesh Pandita today rejected the bail application of Shahida Parveen, wife of Anil Rathore of Janipur, who was allegedly running a brothel.
The accused person was arrested on April 21, 2014 on the complaint of one Rekha, wife of Rinku, who was brought by the accused person for household work. The complainant was, later, subjected to forced sexual intercourse with two unknown persons at the residence of accused person.
After hearing Senior Prosecuting Officer Rohit Gupta, Special Municipal Magistrate observed, “though the offence alleged to have been committed by the accused persons do not carry the punishment of death or life sentence but the offences are of serious nature and are considered to be menace as well as threat to the development of the society at large”.
“Such offences are not taken in good taste by the prudent mind of the society, so, the personal liberty of an individual/accused person is to be balanced with the impact of the offences on the society. The accused person herself a lady has allegedly resorted to such an activity which demean the physiological development of a woman”, the court said, adding “sexual violence apart from being a dehumanizing act is an unlawful intrusion on the right of privacy and sanctity of a female. It is a serious blow to her supreme honour and offends her as esteemed and dignity”.
“The crime of rape is not only a crime against the person or a woman but it is a crime against the whole society. Personal liberty guaranteed to the accused is undoubtedly her valuable right guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution but the same can be refused in accordance with the procedure established under law”, the court further said.
With these observations, court rejected the bail application of the accused.
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