The brutal rape of Nirbhaya forced the government to change the law of the land. But what if the upholders of the law become the violators? Here is the story of a 15-year old rape victim, Sonia (name changed), who was duped into marrying her alleged rapist, a 26-year old man, Deepak Garg. Surprisingly, a Delhi court judge, Vikas Dhull, endorsed the marriage of the minor as legal and granted bail to the alleged rapist.

On 1 September 2014, the 15-year-old filed a rape case against Garg, on the basis of which he was arrested and sent to jail. Later, to get their son out of jail, the accused’s family approached the victim’s family for marriage.

