Undressing Victim But Failing To Commit Intercourse Due To Her Protest Amounts To Attempt To Rape: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court upheld the conviction of the accused, Pradeep Kumar @ Pappu @ Bhuriya, who forcibly kidnapped a girl aged about 16 to 18 years in 2004. The accused took the victim in a Maruti van, confined her in a relative’s house for nearly 20 days, and attempted to rape her by undressing her. However, the accused could not complete the act of intercourse as the victim protested…