India, March 27 -- The Delhi High Court denied bail to a man accused of raping a 13-year-old girl, saying that the case involved breach of trust along with rape, as the victim considered the accused as her brother.

In its March 24 order, a bench of justice Girish Kathpalia stated, "In her FIR, the prosecutrix has narrated the incident in detail, including the manner in which she tried to resist but was immobilised and gagged with a cloth by the applicant. It is not a case of only alleged rape. It is a case where the prosecutrix considered the applicant as a brother and tied a rakhi on him, thereby trusting him."

The order added, "Considering the above circumstances, I do not find it fit to grant bail. Therefore, the application is dismi...