Supreme Court of India

Aparna Bhat & Ors. v. State of Madhya Pradesh & Anr.

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Reported as [2021] 4 S.C.R. 479
Bench A. M. Khanwilkar and S. Ra Vindra Bhat JJ.
Decided 18 March 2021

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What the Court ordered

Before parting, this Court expresses its gratitude for the valuable suggestions and the assistance rendered by the learned Attorney General pursuant to the notice issued.

Judgment, page 32

From the headnote

Bail condition – Accused guilty of sexual offence – Rakhi tying as a condition for bail, propriety – Imposing cond itions that implicitly tend to condone or diminish the harm cau sed by the accused and have the effect of potentially exposing the sur vivor to secondary trauma is forbidden – The law does not pe rmit or countenance such conduct, where the survivor can po tentially be traumatized many times over or be led into some kin d of non- voluntary acceptance, or be compelled by the circum stances to accept and condone behavior what is a serious offen ce – Using rakhi tying as a condition

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