The Calcutta High Court on Monday granted bail to former Andaman and Nicobar Islands Chief Secretary Jitendra Narain in connection with a gang rape case, reported PTI. .Narain is facing investigation on the allegation that he along with the other accused committed gang rape on the complainant woman on two occasions.After the woman accused Narain of rape and sexual abuse, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) placed him under suspension and initiated disciplinary proceedings against him. A first information report (FIR) was registered against him on October 1.Narain’s counsel had told the Delhi High Court last month that the FIR against his client was registered on the basis of a complaint by the daughter-in-law of a person who was removed from service after Narain passed an order imposing a minor penalty on him.It was also stated that on the dates of the alleged incident, he was not in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, but in Delhi, and therefore, the complaint was motivated..The Supreme Court of India in November last year had, refused to interfere with a Calcutta High Court order granting anticipatory bail to Narain.The Delhi High Court had previously allowed Narain's plea for transit bail after a raid was conducted at his house by a joint team of police officers of the Union Territory and the Delhi Police..[Read Order]
The Calcutta High Court on Monday granted bail to former Andaman and Nicobar Islands Chief Secretary Jitendra Narain in connection with a gang rape case, reported PTI. .Narain is facing investigation on the allegation that he along with the other accused committed gang rape on the complainant woman on two occasions.After the woman accused Narain of rape and sexual abuse, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) placed him under suspension and initiated disciplinary proceedings against him. A first information report (FIR) was registered against him on October 1.Narain’s counsel had told the Delhi High Court last month that the FIR against his client was registered on the basis of a complaint by the daughter-in-law of a person who was removed from service after Narain passed an order imposing a minor penalty on him.It was also stated that on the dates of the alleged incident, he was not in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, but in Delhi, and therefore, the complaint was motivated..The Supreme Court of India in November last year had, refused to interfere with a Calcutta High Court order granting anticipatory bail to Narain.The Delhi High Court had previously allowed Narain's plea for transit bail after a raid was conducted at his house by a joint team of police officers of the Union Territory and the Delhi Police..[Read Order]
