: Gauhati HC grants bail to IIT student accused of rape, calls him state’s future asset #IndiaNEWS The Gauhati High Court has granted bail to a student of Indian Institute of Technology who allegedly

Gauhati HC grants bail to IIT student accused of rape, calls him state’s future asset #IndiaNEWS
The Gauhati High Court has granted bail to a student of Indian Institute of Technology who allegedly raped another student, and said that both of them were the “state’s future assets???, Live Law reported on Monday.The complainant is a second-year student of chemical engineering at IIT-Guwahati. She alleged that the accused lured her to the premises of a school on the pretext of discussing her responsibilities as the joint secretary of the Finance and Economic Club at the institute. She alleged that the accused made her unconscious by forcibly administering alcohol, and then raped her.The alleged incident took place on March 28. According to the FIR, the complainant woke up the next morning at the Guwahati Medical College and Hospital, where she received medical treatment and underwent a forensic examination.Justice Ajit Borthakur, in the order on August 13, said that there was a clear prima facie case as alleged by the complainant. However, the judge noted that the investigation in the case has been completed.The judge described both the complainant and the accused as the “state’s future assets being talented students pursuing technical courses at the IIT-Guwahati, who are young in the age group of 19 to 21 years only...???Justice Borthakur referred to a list of witnesses cited in...Read more

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