A Delhi court has refused anticipatory bail to a builder accused of raping a 24-year-old woman in return for selling her a residential plot here.
Additional Sessions Judge Rakesh Pandit refused to grant the relief to the accused, a resident of Delhi Cantonment area, saying that the allegations levelled against him were serious.
"In this case, the complainant had clearly explained the circumstances in which she had not levelled the allegations of rape at the first instance. Moreover, the allegations are such that the case is not made out for anticipatory bail.
"Accordingly, the anticipatory bail application of the accused is dismissed," the court said.
The man had sought anticipatory bail on the ground that there was inconsistency in the woman's statements.
He also claimed that the woman was extorting money from him and the allegations levelled against him were false.
As per the prosecution, the woman had lodged an FIR stating that the accused had molested her on March 19 in connection with the purchase of a residential plot.
Later in her statement before a magistrate, the woman said that the accused had also raped her on the date of the incident. However, the police officials told her not to say these facts in the FIR otherwise she would be defamed.
The complaint had also claimed that the accused had also threatened the woman, saying that he was connected to several senior police officers.
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After coming out of the Sabarmati Central Jail in Ahmedabad, Lalji Patel told reporters that he will continue to fight for the Patidar community.
"I have full faith on India's judicial system and therefore I believe all those who were jailed while fighting for the community will be released soon. We have been fighting for the Patidar community and will continue to work for the community," he said.
To a question, he said he would not join politics.
"We have been working with Sardar Patel Group for the last 17 years but I never indulged in politics," he said.
"Our talks with government for reservation will continue," he added.
