According to the woman, the accused manipulated and tricked her into joining him in the room of a five-star hotel in the national capital, where he allegedly raped and assaulted her.
A joint request is, therefore, made on behalf of the appellant and the private respondent that the FIR be quashed as it was the outcome of some misunderstanding between the parties, the Advocate said.
A single-judge bench of Justice Mukta Gupta on April 9 granted the relief, however, she clarified that the same would only be provided if Hiremath joins the investigation.
The Delhi High Court on Friday granted interim protection from arrest to ET Now anchor Varun Hiremath in a case registered against him under charges of rape.
On the plea of former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh, the Bombay High Court asked why did not Parambir Singh file an FIR, how can the transfer petition be PIL, the court asked for the station diary.
Since the petitioner refused to marry the prosecutrix, she filed a complaint before the police. On the basis of this complaint, the police registered the FIR for the offence under Section 376 IPC and arrested the petitioner.
The Counsel appearing for the petitioner contends that the prosecutrix met the petitioner two times in jail which would show that the allegations against the petitioner are false