Student’s alleged rapist gets bail

Verdict says victim did not undergo a medical examination and did not record a statement under section 161 as well

Our Correspondent October 06, 2021

ISLAMABAD:

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) granted bail to a suspect charged with raping a student at the International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) in June.

IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah issued the verdict on the post-arrest bail application of the prime suspect, Ibrahim Khan, in the student molestation case.

IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah issued the four-page verdict, which read that Ibrahim Khan’s bail had been approved against a bond of Rs100,000.

Citing reasons for granting bail, the court said that the first information report (FIR) of the incident was not registered by the victim himself and it was registered after a delay of six days.

It added that the victim did not undergo a medical examination and did not record a statement under section 161 as well.

According to the verdict, the petitioner had maintained that he had been framed in the case for raising his voice against the loopholes in the university, however, the trial court will determine it.

The court said that the investigation officer could not satisfy the court why the suspect should be kept in detention further.

The court said that the victim recorded three different and contradictory statements.

The defence counsel said, according to the verdict, that the incident occurred on June 18 at the IIUI while the FIR was registered on June 24 at the Sabzi Mandi Police Station.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 6^th, 2021.