Ghaziabad: A special Pocso court has ordered the registration of an FIR against a Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) constable accused of repeatedly raping a woman since she was 15, after police allegedly refused to act on her complaints despite being approached multiple times.Additional sessions judge Neeraj Gautam, allowing a criminal miscellaneous application under Section 174(3) of the BNSS, directed the SHO of Tila More police station to register a case on the basis of the complainant’s statements and ensure the investigation was conducted as per rules, with a report submitted to the court.In her application, the woman alleged that the accused, a neighbour, first assaulted her when she was 15, dragging her to a ruined hutment and threatening to kill her brother if she spoke out. The abuse continued over the following years, she alleged, with the accused using fear and false promises of marriage to silence her.In 2019, she said, the PAC official took possession of her high school and intermediate certificates on the pretext of helping her secure a job, promising marriage thereafter. On Oct 27, 2023, she alleged, he took her from her home on the same pretext but kept her in a rented room in Chhapraula instead. The accused, by then, was employed with the PAC and continued to refuse marriage and withheld her certificates, she said.The woman claimed she had approached Tila More police station on Dec 10 last year, but her complaint was refused. A subsequent application to the Ghazibada police commissioner on Dec 19 also yielded no action. The woman alleged cops instead pressured her for a compromise, possibly owing to the accused’s position in the constabulary.With all avenues exhausted, she approached the court in Feb this year. The court sought a report from Tila More police station and, on confirming no case had been registered, found prima facie grounds for a cognisable offence. The complainant submitted an affidavit, copies of applications to senior police officials and postal receipts in support of her petition.“The statements in the application indicate that a prima facie cognisable offence has been committed against the applicant. Therefore, considering all the facts and circumstances, it is justified to have the police investigate,” the court ruled.
