Note of caution by Gujarat High court for those who are maintaining sexual relations with minors

 The say of the accused in his Further
Statements at Exh.6 under Section 313 of the
Code of Criminal Procedure is also material
and enlightening the position of such type of
belief in the society, when accused has
categorically stated before the Court that
victim was in love with him and since her
family did not agree to such relationship,
they have filed a false complaint. It is
surprising to note that though the victim is
less than 12 years of age, the accused who is
of 22 years of age is claiming that they were
in love relationship since long time and that
parents of the victim were threatening him
and restricting him from meeting the victim,
but, thereafter, their love relationship
continued and, therefore, parents of the
victim has filed a false complaint. It has
been noticed that there are several cases of

similar nature in the Society and, therefore,
it would be appropriate for the Gujarat High
Court Legal Services Committee to include
such subject in legal literacy camp in
different area so as to explain to the people
that there should not be a relation with
minor girl which attracts the penal provision
and, thereby, they may be convicted and
sentenced even if minor girls have entered
into such madness of falling in love at such
age. So also, the minor girls needs to learn
and to realize that irrespective of emotional
results, they are not supposed to enter into
such activity which would otherwise result
into conviction of their own if it is in-fact
a love affair. However, it would be the
decision of the highest authority of such
committee to initiate appropriate steps.
IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 64 of 2013




MAHESH CHELABHAI PARMAR....Appellant(s)
Versus
STATE OF GUJARAT....Opponent(s)/Respondent(s)

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.G.SHAH
 Date : 10/07/2015

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