Supreme Court of India

Aparna Bhat & Ors. v. State of Madhya Pradesh & Anr.

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Bench A. M. Khanwilkar and S. Ravindra Bhat JJ.
Decided 18 March 2021

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What the Court ordered

Before parting, this Court expresses its gratitude for the valuable suggestions and the assistance rendered by the learned Attorney General pursuant to the notice issued.

Judgment, page 32

From the headnote

Bail condition – Accused guilty of sexual offence – Rakhi tying as a condition for bail, propriety – Imposing conditions that implicitly tend to condone or diminish the harm caused by the accused and have the effect of potentially exposing the survivor to secondary trauma is forbidden – The law does not permit or countenance such conduct, where the survivor can potentially be traumatized many times over or be led into some kind of non- voluntary acceptance, or be compelled by the circumstances to accept and condone behavior what is a serious offence – Using rakhi tying as a condition for…

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