HC: Little girls worshipped in country,but cases of paedophilia are increasing

Prayagraj: Taking serious note of increasing crimes against minor girls, the Allahabad high court on Tuesday rejected the bail plea of a man accused of raping a 13-year-old girl, observing, “little girls are worshipped in our country, but cases of paedophilia are increasing”.
While rejecting the bail application filed by one Jasman Singh of Lalitpur against whom an FIR of rape was lodged on February 17, 2019, at Jakhaura police station of Lalitpur, Justice Sanjay Kumar Singh further said, “In this case, a small innocent girl has been raped, who does not understand its meaning.Little girls are worshipped in our country, but cases of paedophilia are increasing.”
“Rape is a heinous crime. The victim suffers from psychological effects of embarrassment, disgust, depression, guilt and even suicidal tendencies. Many cases go unreported. In most of the rape cases, the victim is unwilling to report the name of the abuser. The families of the victim remain silent about the sexual offences in order to protect the family image.”
“The victim/female small child, who experiences sexual abuse once, tends to be more vulnerable to abuse in adult life. Healing is slow and systematic. In such a situation, if the right decision is not taken from the court at the right time, then the trust of a victim / common man will not be left in the judicial system. This is the time to strictly stop this kind of crime,” added the court.
As per prosecution case, the applicant raped a 13-year-old girl when she was alone in the house and doing some household work. All her family members had gone to the agricultural field for cutting fodder. The applicant taking advantage of the situation, forcibly entered the house, dragged her inside the room by grabbing her hair and forcibly committed rape of the victim.