The Bombay Excessive Court docket just lately granted interim pre-arrest safety to a site visitors constable of the Maharashtra Police who was suspended for allegedly raping a policewoman.

A single choose Bench of Justice Sandeep Shinde was listening to a plea filed by Madhav Vasave looking for anticipatory bail. On March 17, the classes court docket had directed the State to not take coercive motion towards the accused, however declined to grant him safety from arrest.

Mr. Vasave joined the power in 2006 and met the complainant, who was posted at a police station, in 2017. They entered right into a sexual relationship, however in 2019 she learnt that he was already married. In line with the complainant, the accused instructed her that his spouse was mentally unsound and he needed to divorce her. The policewoman additionally stated that the accused began abusing her when she requested him to return the ₹1.5 lakh he had borrowed from her.

She stated that the accused threatened to flow into her intimate movies and images if she left him. The complainant additionally stated her marriage was referred to as off final 12 months after the accused despatched objectionable messages to her fiancé and his sister.

An advocate showing for Mr. Vasave stated the sexual relationship was consensual and the complainant was conscious of his shopper’s marital standing. The advocate argued that Mr. Vasave’s custodial interrogation was not obligatory as he had handed over his cell to the investigating officer (IO) to confirm allegations of him recording obscene movies and taking images of the complainant.

The court docket stated, “Taking into consideration the facts of the case and since the applicant [Mr. Vasave] has now been suspended from service, he would be available for investigation. Further, he has handed over his mobile phone to the IO for analysis. Prima facie, I am of the view that the case is made out for granting interim pre-arrest protection to the applicant.”