The Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled that an accused molester who forced entry into a woman’s house could be granted bail on grounds that he agrees to get a rakhi tied by her on the day of Rakshabandhan. The court also asked the man to give Rs 11,000 to the woman as part of a customary offering made by brothers to sisters on the occasion and seek her blessings.
Rakshabandhan is an Indian ceremony during which a sister ties a bracelet to her brother’s wrist to honour the relationship between brother and sister.
In the order, the court said, “The applicant, along with his wife, shall visit the house of the complainant with a rakhi (thread/band) on August 3 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.”
The man named Vikram Bagri is accused of entering the 30-year-old woman’s house in Ujjain on April 20. Bagri has also been ordered to give Rs 5,000 to the complainant’s son to buy clothes and sweets.
The bizarre order sparked outrage on social media.
