Guwahati (SunstarTV Bureau): Being an accused of raping a fellow student, a student of IIT Guwahati was granted bail by the Guwahati High Court on grounds of being a future asset of the State.
BTech student’s bail application granted by the Justice Ajit Borthakur who further said, “There is a clear prima facie case against the petitioner based on evidence”.
“However, as the investigation in the case is completed and both the informant/victim girl and the accused are the state future assets being talented students pursuing technical courses at the IIT, Guwahati, and continuation of detention of the accused. If charges are framed, may not be necessary,” read the order.
“A perusal of the list of witnesses too, cited in the charge sheet, this Court finds no possibility of the accused tampering with their evidence or influencing them directly or indirectly, if released on bail,” it added.
The Guwahati High Court granted bail to the accused of Rs 30,000 bond along with two sureties.
“It is pertinent to be mentioned that it is judicially well settled that while dealing with a bail application, the Court is not called upon to discuss the merits or demerits of the evidence available against the accused,” the court further said.
Notably, the boy raped the girl at night of March 28, 2021. However, the victim was rescued the next day and was admitted to a hospital. Later on April 3, 2021 the accused got arrested.
