17-year-old's miscarriage leads to rape case, live-in partner held
Nagpur: A 17-year-old complaining bouts of abdominal pain was taken to Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) on Monday. She was discharged the same evening only to return late evening after complaining the same excruciating pain.
Two days later, the GMCH staff was rattled after the teen suffered a miscarriage and evidently it turned out to be case of rape. The incident got the GMCH staff into action and alerted the cops leading to the arrest of 20-year-old labourer Deepak Uikey on Wednesday. The incident once against stoked the debate about the contentious issue of consent and legal accountability in live-in relationships.
Police report said the teen was into a lived-in partnership with Uikey from 2023.
The medical staff, following protocol, found her age from her Aadhaar card, which confirmed that she was a minor.
The matter turned sensitive as the teen got impregnated while being a minor. The duo, both residents of a nearby neighbourhood, reportedly had a consensual relationship. However, legal complications arose as the girl was a minor, raising questions about the contentious issue of consent under Indian law, said Hudkeshwar police station senior inspector Dnyaneshwar Bhedodkar.
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A medical examination post her miscarriage uncovered evidence leading to the filing of rape charges under the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act. Hudkeshwar police took Uikey into custody on Wednesday following a complaint lodged by the survivor's family. Uikey maintained to the authorities that their relationship was consensual, but the legal age of consent and the circumstances of the miscarriage went against him.
The police are investigating whether coercion or abuse was involved in this case. The case has sparked debate about live-in relationships, particularly involving young individuals, and the legal protection for minors. "The families of the accused and the minors are camping at the police station. They want the case to be withdrawn. We are trying to explain to them about the legal complexities regarding the issues," said Bhedodkar.
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