Rape case: SC to listen to plea towards anticipatory bail for ex-Andaman & Nicobar Leader Secretary

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NEW DELHI:  Union Territory of Andaman & Nicobar has approached SC difficult the transit anticipatory bail granted to Jitendra Narain, former Leader Secretary of the islands in an alleged gang rape case.

Urging the bench to urgently listing pleas towards the orders handed via HC of Delhi and Calcutta on October 20 and October 21, Solicitor Normal Tushar Mehta submitted prior to the bench of CJI UU Lalit, Justices SR Bhat and Bela Trivedi that Narain has been tampering with the CCTV proof.

“This can be a severe case the place Delhi HC granted transit anticipatory bail and Calcutta HC directed for proceeding the similar. For the time being we’ve proof to turn that he has tampered with proof,” Mehta had submitted.

Making an allowance for Mehta’s competition, the bench agreed to listing the topic on November 4, 2022.

The Delhi Top Courtroom had granted Narain period in-between coverage from arrest until October 28. The relaxation was once then again persisted via the Top Courtroom at Calcutta Circuit Holiday Bench at Port Blair until November 14, 2022. Calcutta HC had then again requested Narain to seem prior to SIT probing the alleged gang rape fees towards him.

It was once argued within the petition that as in step with the statements of the prosecutrix and secure witnesses, the case gave the impression to be a case of “ordinary sexual predation” the place the accused used to urge and exploit blameless sufferers at the pretext of having them jobs.

“Proof has come on document that the accused, via exercising his affect has already began tampering with proof and influencing the witnesses,” the plea added.

READ | Over 20 ladies had been taken to ex-Andaman Leader Secy’s space in alleged jobs-for-sex racket

The plea additional added that the security via the Calcutta HC was once prolonged on a fully false and phantasm pretext that there was once no discussion board to be had for him for shifting his anticipatory bail petition because the circuit bench of the HC of Port Blair was once on holiday.

Consistent with the plea, “stated statement made via the accused was once ex-facie false and deceptive because the jurisdiction District & Consultation Courtroom at Port Blair was once operating all all the way through and had, in truth, entertained and rejected the anticipatory bail programs of the opposite co-accused at the identical day when the order dated 20.10.2022 was once handed via the Hon’ble Delhi Top Courtroom.”

“It’s submitted that the stated two co-accused are nonetheless absconding and the method for issuance of NBW towards them was once taken however the courtroom verbally declined the request in mild of the order handed via the Calcutta Top Courtroom the order is awaited regardless of the jurisdictional consultation courtroom being to be had to the accused for submitting his S. 438 CrPC petition, the accused in a blatant try to abuse the method of regulation, had designedly arrange a ruse of no discussion board being to be had to him to get period in-between protecting orders,” the plea said.

The plea additionally said that the orders had been handed via the HC with out taking into consideration the gravity and seriousness of the offence.

Pursuant to the allegations that the girl was once lured to the manager secretary’s place of dwelling with the promise of a central authority process after which raped via most sensible officers together with Narain coming to mild, MHA had suspended
Narain. A unique investigation group (SIT) was once additionally constituted to probe into the similar.

NEW DELHI:  Union Territory of Andaman & Nicobar has approached SC difficult the transit anticipatory bail granted to Jitendra Narain, former Leader Secretary of the islands in an alleged gang rape case.

Urging the bench to urgently listing pleas towards the orders handed via HC of Delhi and Calcutta on October 20 and October 21, Solicitor Normal Tushar Mehta submitted prior to the bench of CJI UU Lalit, Justices SR Bhat and Bela Trivedi that Narain has been tampering with the CCTV proof.

“This can be a severe case the place Delhi HC granted transit anticipatory bail and Calcutta HC directed for proceeding the similar. For the time being we’ve proof to turn that he has tampered with proof,” Mehta had submitted.

Making an allowance for Mehta’s competition, the bench agreed to listing the topic on November 4, 2022.

The Delhi Top Courtroom had granted Narain period in-between coverage from arrest until October 28. The relaxation was once then again persisted via the Top Courtroom at Calcutta Circuit Holiday Bench at Port Blair until November 14, 2022. Calcutta HC had then again requested Narain to seem prior to SIT probing the alleged gang rape fees towards him.

It was once argued within the petition that as in step with the statements of the prosecutrix and secure witnesses, the case gave the impression to be a case of “ordinary sexual predation” the place the accused used to urge and exploit blameless sufferers at the pretext of having them jobs.

“Proof has come on document that the accused, via exercising his affect has already began tampering with proof and influencing the witnesses,” the plea added.

READ | Over 20 ladies had been taken to ex-Andaman Leader Secy’s space in alleged jobs-for-sex racket

The plea additional added that the security via the Calcutta HC was once prolonged on a fully false and phantasm pretext that there was once no discussion board to be had for him for shifting his anticipatory bail petition because the circuit bench of the HC of Port Blair was once on holiday.

Consistent with the plea, “stated statement made via the accused was once ex-facie false and deceptive because the jurisdiction District & Consultation Courtroom at Port Blair was once operating all all the way through and had, in truth, entertained and rejected the anticipatory bail programs of the opposite co-accused at the identical day when the order dated 20.10.2022 was once handed via the Hon’ble Delhi Top Courtroom.”

“It’s submitted that the stated two co-accused are nonetheless absconding and the method for issuance of NBW towards them was once taken however the courtroom verbally declined the request in mild of the order handed via the Calcutta Top Courtroom the order is awaited regardless of the jurisdictional consultation courtroom being to be had to the accused for submitting his S. 438 CrPC petition, the accused in a blatant try to abuse the method of regulation, had designedly arrange a ruse of no discussion board being to be had to him to get period in-between protecting orders,” the plea said.

The plea additionally said that the orders had been handed via the HC with out taking into consideration the gravity and seriousness of the offence.

Pursuant to the allegations that the girl was once lured to the manager secretary’s place of dwelling with the promise of a central authority process after which raped via most sensible officers together with Narain coming to mild, MHA had suspended
Narain. A unique investigation group (SIT) was once additionally constituted to probe into the similar.