The Bombay High Court upholds the conviction of a man for raping his mother-in-law

Furthermore, the Court also paid attention to the stigma associated with reporting such incidents.

“Reporting such a case to the police carries stigmatic consequences. If it was a consensual act, she would not have reported the incident to the police at all. If it had been a consensual act, she wouldn’t have even revealed this to her daughter.”

Moreover, if she had wanted to implicate the suspect in a false case, she could have come up with a different story instead of carrying the stigma of rape with her all her life, the court said.

‘She would not have allowed such a direct attack on her character. The plaintiff, a mother of five, would have to carry this stigma with her for the rest of her life.‘ the single judge opined.

Therefore, it upheld the man’s conviction and sentence.