Court Asks Man to ‘Get Rakhi Tied’ By Woman He Allegedly Molested

The court ordered that he must promise to “protect” the complainant and give her a gift of Rs 11,000.

The Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court granted bail to an accused in the sexual harassment case, on the condition that he would visit her on Raksha Bandhan and request her to tie a rakhi on him. The court ordered that he would promise to "protect her" and give her a gift of Rs 11,000 as a part of the custom.

WHAT DID THE JUDGE SAY?

According to NDTV, Justice Rohit Arya said:

“The applicant, along with his, wife shall visit the house of the complainant with Rakhi thread on 3 August 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.”