Archive · 2 Aug 2025
Delhi High Court Upholds Charges Against Delhi Govt. Official in Minor Rape Case
A Delhi court said that a suspended government official, Premoday Khakha, will still face charges of raping a minor.
Khakha argued that because he had a vasectomy, he couldn't have committed the crime.
However, the court disagreed, saying that a vasectomy doesn't always prevent pregnancy.
His wife and children, who didn't report the crime, also had charges against them upheld by the court.
The case involves multiple instances of alleged rape between 2020 and 2021.
Delhi High Court upheld charges against suspended Delhi government official Premoday Khakha in a minor rape case.
The court rejected Khakha's argument that charges should be quashed due to his vasectomy.
Charges against Khakha's wife and two children for failing to report the offense were also upheld.
Khakha is accused of raping a minor girl multiple times between November 2020 and January 2021.
The High Court stated that the trial court order did not suffer from legal infirmity.
- Who
- Delhi High Court, Premoday Khakha, Seema Rani (Khakha's wife), and their children.
- What
- The Delhi High Court upheld charges against suspended Delhi government official Premoday Khakha for alleged rape of a minor.
- When
- The judgment was passed on July 15 and made available on July 28.
- Where
- Delhi High Court.
- Why
- To uphold the law and the charges against the accused.
Accused's Argument
Court's Ruling
Impotency claim
Accused's Argument
Charges should be quashed due to Khakha's prior vasectomy.
Court's Ruling
Vasectomy does not conclusively prove an inability to commit penetrative sexual assault or impregnate someone.
- Accused
- Premoday Khakha, suspended Delhi government official
- Charges
- Rape, POCSO Act violations, causing hurt, causing miscarriage, and evidence tampering
- Victim
- Minor girl
- Court
- Delhi High Court
- Khakha's argument
- Inability to impregnate the prosecutrix due to vasectomy
- Wife's Role
- Allegedly gave girl medicines to terminate pregnancy