After the much acclaimed judgment by the Supreme Court on 1st July 2015 which disallowed the Mediation – compromise in Rape cases, the Madras High Court has called back a case in which the aforesaid High Court had ordered for a mediation between the rapist and the victim.
The convict person was charged with raping a minor girl. On 18 June, the Court had ordered for a mediation in the said rape case. He was sentenced to seven years for raping the minor girl.
As reported by the Times of India, Justice P. Devadass of Madras high court had earlier observed that the case was being sent for mediation because “The victim-girl has become mother of a child. But as on date, she is nobody’s wife. So, she is an unwed mother. Now there is a big question mark looming large before the girl as well as her child, who is completely innocent. Generally, in this type of cases, the girl concerned is stated to be a victim, but really speaking the child born out of such a physical contact is also a victim. The child is a victim of circumstances. She was born to suffer a social stigma for no fault of her. It is a great tragedy.”
Recently, as reported earlier, the Supreme Court struck down a mediation / compromise in Rape cases. The full judgment is here.
Justice Devadass even observed that he had used the similar mediation process in another case also, and now that case is nearing a happy conclusion. But now, after the Supreme Court judgment, the Madras High Court has recalled the case in which it had ordered for a mediation between the parties for the disposal of the case.
The convict has been asked to surrender before the court on the 13th July, 2015.
