Mumbai: Observing that it was apparently a consensual relationship between two adults which subsequently soured and led to the criticism, a classes courtroom final week granted anticipatory bail to a 46-year-old man accused of raping his 30-year-old former live-in companion.
Whereas the accused submitted an MOU which confirmed that the lady and he had entered right into a contractual live-in relationship for 11 months from August 2024 to June 2025, the choose mentioned there was nothing at this stage to establish its authenticity.”The sufferer has denied her signature on such MOU. The doc of MOU positioned on document is merely a xerox copy with a stamp of notary. Nevertheless, it’s a part of the defence of the accused concerning the nature of the connection between the events,” extra classes choose Shanaya V Patil mentioned.
Granting him the reduction, nevertheless, the choose mentioned that contemplating the character of the offence and accusations, the accused was required for custodial interrogation. “The allegations about any obscene movies of the complainant (lady) usually are not particular. Furthermore, the accused could be requested to co-operate with the investigation on such a facet. Contemplating the character of the offence and the accusations, the applicant is required to be protected against arrest,” the choose mentioned.
The lady, who was divorced, instructed the cops that she got here involved with the accused on October 6, 2023. She additional mentioned that after they grew to become acquainted, the accused proposed marriage. The lady mentioned that originally she refused to have any bodily relationship with him; nevertheless, on his promise to marry her, she consented.
The lady mentioned that thereafter she bought to know that the accused was concerned with one other lady. She alleged that regardless of this, he raped her at his residence and threatened her together with her compromising movies. The lady alleged she grew to become pregnant; nevertheless, the accused gave her some abortion tablets. Thereafter, she additionally got here to know that the accused is staying along with his spouse. It’s alleged that his first marriage is in subsistence and nonetheless he dedicated rape on her repeatedly below the promise to marry her. She subsequently filed the criticism on August 23.
Via his lawyer Sunil Pandey, the accused sought pre-arrest bail on the grounds that he’s falsely implicated. “That the applicant and complainant are in a live-in relationship for the final 11 months as per the MOU executed by them. That it’s a consensual relation maintained by them and subsequently, any offence of rape will not be prima-facie made out,” Pandey submitted.
The prosecution opposed the plea.
