Allahabad HC grants bail to man accused under U.P. conversion law

The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to a man booked under the brand new illegal conversion statute in Uttar Pradesh, noting that the sufferer, an grownup, had gone with him to a lodge room, the place he allegedly raped her, “on her own sweet-will”.

The courtroom famous that the woman and the accused “were in a relationship since long and she used to spend time with the applicant and used to travel with him”.

Sonu Rajpoot alias Zubair had final December been booked for rape, dishonest and legal intimidation and in addition slapped with Sections 3/5 of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Religion Conversion Act by Nauchandi police in Meerut district.

His lawyer citing the FIR had argued that the woman had travelled with him on her free will as they have been in a relationship and used to spend time collectively.

The woman had alleged that the boy established a bodily relationship together with her “against her wishes”, which quantities to rape. She additionally alleged that she didn’t know the non secular identification of the accused until she noticed his actual title within the register of the lodge the place she had stayed with him and established a bodily relationship.

Rajpoot’s lawyer argued that there was some dispute between the boy and the woman relating to their group and as such their relationship couldn’t materialize.

He additionally argued that whereas the alleged rape was reported to have occurred on November 28, 2020, the woman lodged the FIR a month in a while December 29. A medical examination of the woman performed on January 4, 2020 confirmed no indicators of use of pressure, he stated.

While granting bail to the accused, Justice Samit Gopal on May 27, famous: “Looking to the facts and circumstances of this case, the nature of evidence and also the absence of any convincing material to indicate the possibility of tampering with the evidence, this Court is of the view that the applicant may be enlarged on bail.”