The Supreme Court in the case PG Manu v. State of Kerala and others observed and has dismissed the petition filed by the former Government Pleader at the Kerala High Court wherein seeking anticipatory bail in a rape case.
The bench comprising of Justice Hrishikesh Roy and Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra in the case observed and has dismissed the Special Leave Petition filed by Advocate PG Manu wherein it challenged the judgment of the Kerala High Court refusing him anticipatory bail.
The court in the case considered the request made by Senior Advocate V Giri on behalf of the petitioner, thus, the said Court granted him 10 days from today to surrender before the police.
Therefore, the allegations are made by the court that the petitioner had sexually assaulted the victim, who had approached him as a client in relation to another sexual assault case in which she was the victim.
Further, the court observed that when Giri attempted to suggest that the relationship between the petitioner and the woman was consensual, the said bench disagreed.
The bench headed by Justice Roy stated that this court is in a position of dominance…this court have to consider that.
The court observed that there was no infirmity in the High Court’s order, the said bench dismissed the petition.
However, the bench in the case observed and has sustained the High Court’s observation that in the event of the petitioner’s arrest, the Judicial Magistrate shall consider his bail application without delay.
Further, after the news about the sexual assault case surfaced, the petitioner resigned from the position of Government Pleader.