MUMBAI: Observing it was a consensual relationship between two adults which subsequently soured and led to the criticism, a periods court docket final week granted anticipatory bail to a 46-year-old man accused of raping his 30-year-old former live-in associate.
Whereas the accused submitted an MOU which confirmed that the girl and he had entered right into a contractual live-in relationship for 11 months from Aug 2024 to June 2025, decide stated there was nothing at this stage to determine its authenticity.
“The sufferer has denied her signature on such MOU. The doc of MOU positioned on file 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,” further periods decide Shanaya V Patil stated.
Granting him the aid, nevertheless, the decide stated 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) should 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 decide stated.
The lady, who was divorced, advised cops that she got here in touch with the accused on Oct 6, 2023. She stated they turned acquainted, and the accused proposed marriage. The lady stated initially she refused to have any bodily relationship with him, nevertheless, on his promise to marry her, she consented.
The lady allegedshe later bought to know that the accused was concerned with one other lady and regardless of this, he raped her at his residence. The lady alleged she turned pregnant, however the accused gave her abortion capsules.
