SEVEN YEARS OF INDIAN PRISON FOR FALSE ASSURANCE OF MARRIAGE

From Kartikeya | TNN

Mumbai: A sessions court has sentenced a physics tutor to seven years in prison for having a physical relation with his student after giving her false assurances of marriage.
The girl first came in contact with the tutor, Harshmohan Brijmohan Krishnatrey (42), in 2003 after a friend told her about him. In July 2003, the victim, who was then an HSC student, started going to his place in Wadala for physics classes. Between October 2003 and February 2004, they developed a physical relationship. Krishnatrey’s wife used to go out of the house along with her three daughters whenever he took classes, so that the students were not disturbed.
After the victim passed out of junior college, she thought Krishnatrey would get divorce his wife and marry her as he had promised. On November 29, 2004, she saw Krishnatrey with his wife and called him up to say that she wanted to meet him at his house.
Krishnatrey took it in writing from her that she was coming to meet him following a dispute with her father. The girl called her father and asked him not to look for her. The father then filed a complaint with the Antop Hill police. She was traced to Krishnatrey’s house and sent to her aunt’s place.
On December 4, 2004, the victim lodged a complaint against Krishnatrey for having sex with her under the false promise of marriage. He was arrested and tried with public prosecutor Kiran Raiker examining 20 witnesses.
The court convicted Krishnatrey for rape under Section 375 of the IPC. Judge Y G Khobragade also fined him Rs 75,000 of which Rs 50,000 would be given to the girl.