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Question 6

2025 Bar · Criminal Law · 1 sub-question

6. X courted A but the latter turned him down. One night, X waylaid A and succeeded in having forced sexual intercourse with her. Although she was extremely traumatized, A did not report to the police but confided the incident to her best friend, B. It was B who later on filed a complaint-affidavit against X for rape. X sought to dismiss the complaint, alleging that since it was initiated not by the victim herself, the same was invalid. Is X correct? Reason(s).

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