Editor Mr.Mayank Rawat ( Chief Editor Mr. Rohit Mishra )
New Delhi: The court of additional sessions judge Dhirendra Rana dismissed the third bail application of a woman accused in an acid attack case, observing that no fresh grounds were pleaded on behalf of the accused in the present application. The case centres on allegations that the woman, Ruby, and her co-accused attacked a woman at her matrimonial home in 2018.
According to the prosecution, on June 17, 2018, the survivor alleged that her sister-in-law Ruby and mother-in-law Guddi, along with her brother-in-law Neeraj, pulled her hair, and her husband Jitender forcefully put acid into her mouth.
Advocate Aditi Drall, appearing on behalf of the survivor, argued that the nature of the allegations was serious. She further added that the accused filed for bail before the high court, where arguments were heard at length before Delhi High Court, and thereafter, the application was withdrawn. Since then, there has been no change in circumstances, and it is further submitted that the examination of the victim is yet to be completed.
The counsel appearing for Ruby, who is HIV positive, submitted before the court that she was falsely implicated in this case due to wear and tear in the matrimonial dispute arising between the injured and her in-laws. She has been in judicial custody since Feb 19, 2024. The counsel also said that the grounds of arrest were not served upon the accused by the IO, and co-accused person Somwati, who was arrested after being declared a proclaimed offender, has been granted bail.
The judge rejected these contentions point by point.
Mayank Rawat
