“If she has received any such aid, it becomes the duty of the court to apprise the government of the fact that based on her testimony the FIR appears to have been falsely lodged by the informant. Thus, if any monetary benefit has been received by her from the state, the same deserves to be recovered from her, for the simple reason that it would otherwise amount to misappropriation of public money,” said Judge SU Baghele, City Civil & Sessions Court, Borivli Division, in his order.

On the directions of the Bombay High Court, in 2013, Maharashtra via a Government Resolution (GR) had launched a scheme called Manodhairya Yojana. Under this, the state provides financial support and rehabilitation to victims of rape, child sexual abuse and acid attack. A few years back, a new GR was introduced with a provision to include recovery of compensation in case the victim turns hostile in the case. The special court in its order further instructed the police stations concerned to take all necessary measures to ensure recovery of compensation. Advocate Manjula Biswas and advocate Amar Bhattachraya represented the two men who were booked in the case. 

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Post-verdict, speaking to mid-day, Biswas said, “After studying the case, we observed that both men were falsely booked. During the trial, we exhibited how the police failed to prove the contents of the FIR. As there was no evidence against the arrested people, the honorable court acquitted the two men and even directed to recover compensation from the victim, if she has received any.”