This case involved one of the gravest crimes imaginable—a father (Asha Ram) accused of raping his minor daughter. The trust and sanctity expected in the parent-child relationship were alleged to ... have been violated in the most heinous manner. Asha Ram lived separately from his wife due to strained relations. He resided with two of his daughters, including the prosecutrix, in servant quarters attached to the Raj Bhawan in Himachal Pradesh.