HC forces constable to withdraw plea

The Delhi High Court has forced a constable to withdraw his plea seeking quashing of criminal proceedings in a case of alleged molestation

The Delhi High Court has forced a constable to withdraw his plea seeking quashing of criminal proceedings in a case of alleged molestation,saying his behaviour was unacceptable.

You have misused your official position to assault a woman which is not acceptable in our society… either you withdraw your petition or I will dismiss it, Justice Ajit Bharihoke said.

The counsel for constable Bharat Rattan promptly withdrew the petition as the public prosecutor also opposed it saying,It was quite unbecoming of a policeman who is supposed to protect women.

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The constable,facing trial at a lower court in Rohini,said the case against him was quashed as he and the complainant woman have entered into an out-of-court settlement.

Then posted at Model Town police station,Rattan and an accomplice had molested a woman employed in a PSU bank in January last year,while she was returning home by rickshaw at Kingsway Camp in North Delhi. They fled after the victim raised the alarm.

Later,an FIR was lodged at Mukherjee Nagar police station. The accused was granted bail. However,

he was reinstated in service after the woman agreed to settle the case outside

the court.

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