A rape case accused man has married the victim girl in presence of their two-year old son.
The marriage took place at Tk 5 lakh denmohor (money for guarantee of marriage) at a court in Dhaka on Tuesday (Sept 20).
Before it, lawyers Zahed Mia, lawyer representing the accused, submitted a plea to the court seeking to allow holding the marriage between the accused and the sufferer. Then Sabera Sultana Khanam, judge of Dhaka's Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-7, granted it. Later, the marriage was conducted at a court in Dhaka at Tk 5 lakh denmohor. Then the marriage ceremony was concluded.
Under the guarantee of Jebul Huque, father of the accused, and plaintiff of the case, the court granted the accused bail till September 29 next. Besides, the court ordered to place the accused under his father's custody.
The case statement reads that the victim girl joined as a maid at the house of accused Towhidul Islam in January 2020. After a few days, the accused offered an indecent proposal to the victim girl.
Then the accused raped the girl on a number of occasions between January 10 and April 20, 2020 against the wish of the girl. Then the victim fell sick and went to a doctor where she learnt that she got two months' pregnant.
Later, the girl filed a case against the accused with Badda Police Station in the capital. She also gave birth to a baby boy at a victim centre. The child is now two years' old.
The plaintiff's lawyer Faruque Ahmed said both sides reached a compromised at family level. They got married to each other with the permission from court.