In April 2021, a family was rescued from bonded labor at a brick kiln. After the rescue, it was revealed that a few days prior, the 15-year-old daughter had been raped by the brick kiln owner’s brother-in-law. The girl’s father and some other laborers stormed into the accused’s office and engaged in a physical altercation with the accused and his guards. Upon learning about this horrific incident, Justice Hub lawyers filed a criminal case against the accused, conducted a medical examination of the victim, and had the accused promptly arrested. The accused’s lawyer filed a bail application, alleging that the accused was being falsely implicated by the victim’s father, but the application was rejected. The accused’s lawyer appealed to a higher court, but that was also rejected. Undeterred, the accused’s lawyer filed a special leave petition in the Supreme Court to refute all the allegations made by the victim, claiming that the accused was being framed and that the investigation of the case had been improperly conducted.
The Justice Hub lawyers did not let the accused undermine their determination with his unsubstantiated allegations and efforts to distort the truth. The accused was convicted under various sections of the penal code and sentenced to twenty years of rigorous imprisonment in addition to payment of a monetary penalty.
