Court gives man life for forced miscarriage, raps cops over false rape slur

BAREILLY: In a rare judgment, a court in Bareilly sentenced Yusuf Ali, 35, to maximum punishment of life imprisonment for forcing his partner to miscarry. The court, however, dropped rape charges against him after it found that "the physical relationship between the woman and Ali, who was her co-worker, was consensual".
The judge also directed SSP Bareilly to take action against IO Bhojipura SHO and circle officer for "improperly filing rape charges".ADGC Digambar Patel said, "The woman, 29, had filed an FIR accusing Ali of rape and forcing miscarriage. She alleged Ali continued to have a physical relationship with her on the pretext of marriage. When she got pregnant, he gave her some pills. Thereafter, he stopped meeting her."
A case was registered and a chargesheet filed under IPC sections 376 (2) (n) (repeated rape), 313 (causing miscarriage) and 506 (criminal intimidation) in Jan 2024. ADGC added: "The case was completed within nine months. Judgment was pronounced and a fine of Rs 50,000 was also slapped."