Archive · 6 Aug 2026
Kerala HC Denies Bail to Man for Raping Stepdaughter
A judge in Kerala, India, made a decision about a man who is accused of doing something very wrong.
The man is the stepfather of a 14-year-old girl.
The police say he hurt the girl in a very serious way, many times.
Because of what happened, the girl is going to have a baby.
This happened when the girl's mother was away visiting her family in West Bengal.
The man's lawyer said the man is innocent and was falsely blamed.
But the judge looked at how serious the crime was and decided the man should stay in jail.
The judge said no to letting the man go free while he waits for his trial.
The court's job now is to keep the girl safe and make sure justice is done.
The Kerala High Court dismissed the bail application of a man accused of raping his 14-year-old stepdaughter.
The court said the man 'mercilessly' and 'repeatedly' committed penetrative sexual assault on the child survivor.
The prosecution said the child survivor became pregnant as a result of the repeated penetrative sexual assaults.
The alleged assaults occurred when the girl's mother had gone to her home in West Bengal.
The accused's advocate claimed he was falsely implicated and entitled to bail, but the court refused, citing the gravity of the offence.
- Who
- The Kerala High Court denied bail to a man, a native of West Bengal, accused of raping his minor stepdaughter.
- What
- The man's bail application was dismissed over repeated 'merciless' penetrative sexual assault that left the 14-year-old child survivor pregnant.
- When
- Reported on August 6, around the time the bail order was issued.
- Where
- Kerala High Court, Kochi, India.
- Why
- The court cited the gravity and nature of the offence, the complicity of the applicant, and the seriousness of the accusation in refusing bail.
Prosecution's Case
Defense Argument
Bail for the accused
Prosecution's Case
The prosecution said the accusation was very serious and prima facie showed a premeditated criminal act, with repeated assaults that made the child survivor pregnant, so the accused should not be released on bail.
Defense Argument
The accused's advocate claimed his client was falsely implicated in the case and was entitled to bail.
- Court
- Kerala High Court
- Decision
- Bail application dismissed
- Accused
- Native of West Bengal; stepfather of the survivor
- Victim
- 14-year-old stepdaughter
- Nature of Assault
- Repeated penetrative sexual assault described as 'merciless'
- Consequence
- Child survivor became pregnant
- Reported By
- PTI, published by ThePrint
- Date
- August 6