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API Devendra Kate gets anticipatory bail in sexual assault case
The Dindoshi Sessions Court granted anticipatory bail to Assistant Police Inspector Devendra Kate in a case registered by Amboli Police. The case alleges sexual relations on a false promise of marriage, forced…
The Story in Brief
The Dindoshi Sessions Court granted anticipatory bail to Assistant Police Inspector Devendra Kate in a case registered by Amboli Police. The case alleges sexual relations on a false promise of marriage, forced termination of pregnancy, and criminal intimidation.
Additional Sessions Judge Neeta S. Anekar allowed the bail on a personal bond of Rs 50,000 with one or two sureties. The court noted that the complainant, an educated and socially active woman, continued the relationship even after the first alleged termination, indicating a prima facie consensual relationship. Whether the promise of marriage was false from the start will be decided at trial. Kate denies the allegations, calling the relationship consensual. He must cooperate with the investigation and not contact the complainant.
The Indian Opinion
This case pits a police officer's word against a woman's allegations. The court's observation of a consensual relationship is based on the complainant's continued involvement after a termination, but that reading may ignore coercion by someone in uniform. The trial must test whether the promise of marriage was deceptive from the start. The key is whether Kate can avoid the complainant as ordered and whether the prosecution proves fabrication. A straight trial will settle this, not social media.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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