The Allahabad High Court recently refused to grant bail to an Ojha (healer/exorcist) accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl under the pretext of conducting a religious ceremony. [Hanuman Ram v. State].Justice Sameer Jain observed,"Considering the fact that applicant is 'Ojha' and he under the pretext to provide treatment by religious way committed rape with the victim, who was aged about 15 years when she was alone with him in the room, in my view, applicant is not entitled to be released on bail.".The prosecution alleged that in response to the victim's poor health, her father (the informant) invited Hanuman Ram, an Ojha to provide treatment. However, the Ojha allegedly raped the minor girl during a ritual he conducted.A rape case was filed against the Ojha, who moved the High Court for bail..The counsel for the accused submitted that the allegations against him were false, baseless and stemmed from a dispute over a loan taken by the informant from him.The State contended that the applicant had sexually assaulted the victim by abusing his position..After considering the facts, the Court refused to grant bail to the Ojha, noting that he had abused his position to rape the minor girl.Advocate Hari Keshav represented the applicant..[Read Order]
The Allahabad High Court recently refused to grant bail to an Ojha (healer/exorcist) accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl under the pretext of conducting a religious ceremony. [Hanuman Ram v. State].Justice Sameer Jain observed,"Considering the fact that applicant is 'Ojha' and he under the pretext to provide treatment by religious way committed rape with the victim, who was aged about 15 years when she was alone with him in the room, in my view, applicant is not entitled to be released on bail.".The prosecution alleged that in response to the victim's poor health, her father (the informant) invited Hanuman Ram, an Ojha to provide treatment. However, the Ojha allegedly raped the minor girl during a ritual he conducted.A rape case was filed against the Ojha, who moved the High Court for bail..The counsel for the accused submitted that the allegations against him were false, baseless and stemmed from a dispute over a loan taken by the informant from him.The State contended that the applicant had sexually assaulted the victim by abusing his position..After considering the facts, the Court refused to grant bail to the Ojha, noting that he had abused his position to rape the minor girl.Advocate Hari Keshav represented the applicant..[Read Order]