Justice Bibek Chaudhuri considering all the facts of the case ruled against the accused stating, “It is absolutely immaterial whether breasts of a 13-year-old girl were developed or not.”

During the further investigation, the police learnt that the Tamil Nadu teacher married the minor student in a small temple and they had been staying together since.

he incident is of a school in the H.D. Kote Town of the Mysuru district of Karnataka. A video of the headmaster kissing the girl student went viral on social media.

The case against the accused was filed on July 18, 2021, at the Khurja Dehat police station.

The survivors have also accused two female teachers of filming the incidents of abuse.

The incident came to light when one of the parents approached the Member of Legislative Assembly of Purkaji, Pramod Utwal. 

Parents of survivors have accused police of inaction in the case, alleging that action was taken only when a local MLA intervened on their behalf.

Vadakkumchery was arrested in February 2017 and has already served five years of jail term.

The alleged accused has been charged under the sections of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act as well as under the sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). 

While the 35 others have been charged under section 143, which is unlawful assembly; 323, which is voluntarily causing hurt; 509, which is insulting the modesty of women of the Indian Penal Code.