A woman, who had filed a case against an IPS officer accusing him of raping her, on Wednesday tendered an unconditional apology to the Supreme Court for making the wrong statement that she was hit by a car and he was responsible for it.
She had alleged that she was struck by a car on October 17, 2019 and clearly expressed her suspicion that the officer, of West Bengal cadre, was guilty for it. The top court had, however, noted that she was not hit by a car but by a ‘thela’ or cart and said it “prima facie means that the allegations in her sworn statement before this Court were not truthful”.
During Wednesday’s proceedings, the woman appeared before a bench of Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justices B R Gavai and Surya Kant.
The court noted her presence and said, “The petitioner...Has appeared before us and tendered an unconditional apology. It seems that she has been mentally disturbed and resorted to psychiatric care.
“In the circumstances of the case, we accept her unconditional apology and discharge the notice issued to her vide order dated December 10, 2019. The suo motu Contempt Petition stands closed accordingly,” the Bench said.