File picture of the Madras High Court.

A man found guilty of raping a 15-year-old orphan in Tamil Nadu has been asked to meet his victim by a judge of the Madras High Court who said "alternate dispute resolution is gaining momentum in the West."V Mohan was sentenced to seven years in jail in 2012, four years after the crime. He challenged his conviction and has now been granted temporary or interim bail by Justice D Devadass, who urges a settlement between the rapist and the victim, who became pregnant and delivered a child as a result of the sexual attack.The judge, is reportedly in favour of the convict marrying the rape survivor. "The victim-girl has become mother of a child. But as on date, she is nobody's wife. So she is an unwed mother. Now there is a big question mark looming large before the girl as well as her child, who is completely innocent," the judge said.