‘Will You Marry Her’: SC Asks Rape Accused, Twitter Slams Question

“Let us know if you will. Otherwise you will say we are forcing you to marry her,” CJI Bobde reportedly said.

The Chief Justice of India (CJI) SA Bobde on Monday, 1 March, asked a government employee if he would marry the woman who has accused him of repeatedly raping her.

The Supreme Court was hearing the bail request of Mohit Subhash Chavan, a technician with the Maharashtra State Electric Production Company, reported NDTV. He was accused of raping a schoolgirl and faces charges under the severe POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act.

According to Bar and Bench, Bobde asked the petitioner, 'Will you marry her?', adding:

“We are not forcing you to marry. Let us know if you will. Otherwise you will say we are forcing you to marry her.”

CJI Bobde