{"id":100781,"date":"2025-03-18T20:04:53","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T20:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alertindianews.in\/?p=100781"},"modified":"2025-03-18T20:04:53","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T20:04:53","slug":"congress-mp-rakesh-rathore-granted-bail-in-rape-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alertindianews.in\/?p=100781","title":{"rendered":"Congress MP Rakesh Rathore Granted Bail In Rape Case"},"content":{"rendered":"

Congress MP Rakesh Rathore was granted bail on Tuesday by a local court in\u00a0Sitapur, paving the way for his release from jail, according to his lawyer.<\/p>\n

The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court granted Rakesh Rathore bail on March 11 in a rape case filed under Section 64 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).<\/p>\n

However, on the same day, Sitapur police filed a charge sheet adding Section 69 of BNS (sexual intercourse by deceit), which carries a maximum punishment of 10 years in prison.<\/p>\n

The development obstructed Rakesh Rathore’s immediate release and he was forced to apply for bail again in a lower court.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, Chief Judicial Magistrate Gaurav Prakash granted him bail in the Section 69 case. Two bail bonds of Rs 1 lakh each were furnished on his behalf in court, the MP’s lawyer Vijay Kumar Singh said.<\/p>\n

Rakesh Rathore was arrested on January 30 and has been lodged in Sitapur district jail since then.<\/p>\n

According to police and prosecution, he is accused of raping a 45-year-old woman under the pretext of marriage and promising to help her in her political career.<\/p>\n

The MP was taken into custody from his residence while he was addressing a press conference to clarify his stance on the allegations.<\/p>\n

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