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High court orders rape accused to pay Rs75,000 monthly to victim, child in Karnataka
The Karnataka High Court stayed criminal proceedings against a 21-year-old engineering student accused of raping his classmate on a false promise of marriage and ordered him to pay ₹75,000 per month to support the complainant and their 10-month-old child. The interim order requires the accused or his parents to make the monthly payments until the next hearing, citing the need to support the mother and child while proceedings are paused.
Why It Matters
The ruling provides immediate financial relief to the victim and child and illustrates how courts balance ongoing criminal proceedings with welfare needs when a child is involved and there is no current relationship between the parties.
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Karnataka High Court stays proceedings, orders monthly payments in rape case
April 24, 2026
Justice M Nagaprasanna stayed criminal proceedings against a 21-year-old engineering student accused of raping his classmate on a false promise of marriage. The court directed him to pay ₹75,000 per month to the complainant and their 10-month-old child, either from his own means or through his parents. The judge noted that, although the acts may have been consensual between two adults, the existence of a child and the complainant’s lack of means necessitated an interim allowance rather than a full stay. An interim order of stay on further proceedings was issued on the condition of payment until the next date of hearing; the couple is not currently married or in a relationship with each other. The accused is described as the son of an expelled BJP leader.