Court Sentences Woman to Same Jail Time as Man for False Rape Accusation: 4 Years, 6 Months & 8 Days

A court in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh last week convicted a woman for falsely accusing a man of rape charges in 2018. Additional District Judge Gyanendra Tripathi sentenced the woman to 4 years, 6 months and 8 days (1,653 days) of imprisonment. This is the same period the man had spent in jail due to such false accusation.