The Supreme Court of India on Monday dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sunil Soren who is accused of raping a woman. .A Bench of Justice Bela M Trivedi and Justice KV Viswanathan remarked that the case against Soren has remained pending since 2022 and he can't evade arrest. "Your case has been committed before trial court in 2022. You can't evade the arrest like this. You have to respect court proceedings. Sorry, dismissed," the Court said. .Justice Trivedi also noted that Soren was denied anticipatory thrice by Jharkhand High Court. "The plea was rejected three times earlier. What is the status of the investigation? The complaint dates back to 2017 — why has it remained pending? Were you absconding?"The Court added that Soren must make himself available before the trial court and thus refused to grant him any relief. .In the complaint case pending since 2017, it has been alleged that Soren sexually abused the woman who later gave birth to a child. He had allegedly promised to marry her "but he did not do so and continued to sexually abuse her"..[Read Live Coverage]
