Mumbai coaching centre sexual assault: Court rejects bail to eldest of 3 accused brothers

“On perusal of the First Information Report (FIR), prima facie, it is seen that a superior relation has been attributed to the contiguous applicant/accused. It is besides indispensable to see present that determination is simply a pupil and teacher narration betwixt unfortunate and accused. Investigation has not yet been completed,” the tribunal said, rejecting the bail of the eldest brother, aged 27, connected November 18. The accused, besides a teacher, is apt to determination the precocious court.

According to the police, the girl was sexually assaulted for astir 2 years, betwixt 2022 and 2023 taking vantage of the concern that her parents were divorced.

However, connected October 18, the tribunal allowed the bail plea of 2 younger brothers, imposing stringent conditions connected them, including that they cannot reopen the coaching centre astatine the aforesaid code oregon interaction the victim, her household members oregon immoderate different students of their classes oregon immoderate persons connected with the lawsuit till the decision of the trial. It had said that the probe serviceman had not made immoderate submissions of immoderate pending find to beryllium made from the 2 accused.

The 2 had claimed that they were falsely implicated owing to concern rivalry among coaching people centres and that the prosecution’s lawsuit was concocted and doubtful arsenic the unfortunate had remained soundless for astir 2 years. The prosecution had opposed the plea stating that the offence was superior and the witnesses see students who could beryllium influenced if the accused are allowed bail.

In November, the eldest member had sought bail connected grounds of parity, stating that since the different 2 were granted bail, helium tin beryllium released too. The tribunal said that the relation attributed to the different 2 brothers differs from the eldest member and hence alleviation connected grounds of parity cannot beryllium considered.

According to the connection of the counsellor, 1 of the accused gained the victim’s trust, took her retired for movies, and allegedly touched her inappropriately.

The constabulary had registered a lawsuit nether applicable sections of molestation, rape, unnatural enactment and transgression intimidation of the Indian Penal Code and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (Pocso), 2012.