MAPUSA
A Mapusa court on Monday granted interim bail to Guirim sarpanch Sani Nanodkar who was booked for allegedly raping a young woman.
The court has also issued notice to the victim for her say in the case. The next hearing has been fixed on June 12.
The District and Sessions Court Judge Sharmila Patil issued an order granting interim relief to the beleaguered sarpanch which allows him to be released, if arrested, by furnishing Rs 50,000 bond.
“Interim protection has been granted to the accused. In case he is arrested, he can be bailed out by paying Rs 50,000 surety and personal bond. The court has asked him to co-operate with the Investing Officer (IO),” said Vinayak Porob, who represented the Guirim sarpanch in the court.
Mapusa police had booked the Guirim sarpanch for allegedly raping the woman on pretext of marrying her.
The victim then lodged a complaint stating that she had been sexually assaulted for almost a year.
An FIR was registered against the accused under Sections 376, 506 (2), 420 of the IPC.
However, police could not arrest the accused as he was absconding.
Later the accused moved the District and Sessions court for anticipatory bail.
