Rape Accused Sent Videos To Victim's In-Laws, Pressured Her To Support Him: MP High Court Cancels Bail
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has cancelled the bail granted to a rape accused, observing that he had sent videos to victim's in-laws in order to pressurize her into giving a statement in his favour. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 358]
Emphasizing that protecting the dignity and identity of the victim in rape cases is of utmost importance, the bench of Justice Ratnesh Chandra Singh Bisen observed:
"The protection of the identity and dignity of a victim in a case under the 376 , 506 of IPC is of great importance. A person released on bail is required to strictly follow the conditions imposed by the Court and must not misuse the liberty granted to him. In the present case, the material placed before the Court shows that respondent No.1 has misused the liberty of bail by pressurizing the victim to give statement in his favour. Such conduct cannot be permitted to continue, particularly when the same adversely affects the fairness of the trial".
The victim had approached the court seeking cancellation of the bail granted by the High Court on September 1, 2025, alleging that the accused had violated the bail conditions.
The victim alleged that the accused had violated her privacy by sending some videos to her in-laws. The victim had filed WhatsApp chats, including videos, messages, and photographs, which were allegedly sent by the accused to her in-laws using a fake ID. It was submitted that he was pressuring the victim into giving a statement in his favour.
The victim claimed that she had approached the Superintendent of Police of Satna, but no effective action was taken. Her brother had filed a complaint in the CM helpline.
The counsel for the accused contended that he was falsely implicated in the case and had not violated any bail conditions. The accused also argued that he had filed a complaint about losing his mobile phone at Satna Police Station.
The counsel for the State referred to the CM helpline and argued that the dispute that occurred between the parties was resolved through an officer of the helpline counsellor.
The court noted that the submission regarding the accused losing his mobile phone does not favour his case, as the accused failed to provide other material establishing that the accused informed the mobile service provider about the loss of SIM cards and requested them to discontinue use of said SIM cards. Further, the contention that the accused's phone was found by some other person who thereafter sent videos to the victim's in-laws appears "highly improbable and difficult to accept".
The court noted that the material placed on record shows that there is substance in the allegations made by the victim. The court noted that,
"Looking to the allegations that after releasing on bail the applicant has violated the privacy of the victim and sent videos to her in-laws, (mother in law, father in law and sister in law), Prima facie there appears to be serious violation of the conditions imposed by this Court while granting bail".
The court noted that pressuring a victim is a violation of the bail conditions, and therefore cancelled the bail.
Case Title: Victim A v DS, MCRC-3689-2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 358
For Petitioner: Advocate Ashish Tiwari
For Accused: Advocate Jitendra Prasad Gautam
For State: Advocate Amit Garg