Supreme Court rejects a plea by rapist ex-Priest to marry the victim

Notified to appeal in the High Court

The priest is serving a sentence of 20 years of imprisonment

Editor’s comment

The Priest is trying to marry the victim thinking that 20 years imprisonment will be waived off.

New Delhi – The Supreme Court has refused to hear the petition by a 49-year-old Catholic Priest Robin Vadakkumuchery, from Kottiyoor Kerala, seeking permission to marry a 25-year-old girl, who he had raped. Priest Robin’s separate plea seeking bail for the marriage was also rejected. He has been sentenced to 20-years of imprisonment by the Kerala Court. He had raped the victim when she was a minor and a child was born from the rape. The victim had filed a petition in the Kerala High Court seeking permission to marry Priest Robin and it was rejected too. A petition was then filed by Robin in the Supreme Court seeking permission for the marriage. The High Court has taken a deliberate decision in this regard and will not interfere in it, the Court said. SC asked them to approach a lower Court.

#Supreme Court hears a plea by a rape survivor, seeking permission to marry the accused, a 53-year-old Kerala Catholic priest Robin Vadakkumchery sentenced to 20 years in jail and dismissed from priesthood by the Vatican. She further seeks bail for the accused to marry him pic.twitter.com/CwM4ZMa6PF

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