MP High Court orders man to get ‘rakhi’ tied by woman he molested

A molester has been given the responsibility to protect the survivor.Yes, it is not from a novel or drama, but a judgement passed by one of the India’s High Courts.

The Indore bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court came up with this bizarre punishment.

The court asked the man to visit the complainant on the day of Raksha Bandhan and request her to tie a Rakhi on his hand.

The court also ordered the accused to give Rs 11,000 to the woman as part of the customary ritual and would also promise to “protect her for all times to come”.

A single-judge bench of Justice Rohit Arya passed the order and said, “The applicant, along with his, wife shall visit the house of the complainant with Rakhi thread on August 3, 2020, at 11 AM with a box of sweets and request the complainant to tie the Rakhi band to him with the promise to protect her to the best of his ability for all times to come.”

“He shall also tender Rs 11,000 to the complainant as a customary ritual, usually offered by the brothers to sisters on such an occasion and shall also seek her blessings. The applicant shall also tender Rs 5,000 to the son of the complainant for purchase of clothes and sweets,” the order stated.

“The applicant shall obtain photographs and receipts of payment made to the complainant and her son, and the same shall be filed through the counsel for placing the same on record of this case before this registry,” said the order.

A 30-year-old woman, resident of Ujjain district in Indore, on April 20, made a complaint against her neighbour accusing him of entering her house and sexually harassing her. He was charged under section 354 (Sexual harassment), 452 (House trespass), 323 (punishment for voluntarily causing hurt) and 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation) of the IPC.