Delhi High Court revokes bail of teacher in Janakpuri school rape case
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday cancelled the bail granted to a female teacher in connection with the alleged rape of a three-year-old girl by a staff member at a private school in west Delhi's Janakpuri area. Justice Saurabh Banerjee directed the teacher to surrender within three days.
The court was hearing a plea by the Delhi Police challenging the trial court's May 20 order granting bail to the teacher. The teacher was arrested for allegedly concealing the incident from authorities. She had been remanded to one-day police custody on May 14.
On June 29, the High Court had also set aside the bail granted to the main accused, the school's caretaker, and ordered him to surrender by July 1.
The case came to light on May 1 when the girl's mother filed a complaint at Janakpuri police station. She alleged that her daughter was sexually assaulted during school hours by the caretaker. According to the complaint, the child had attended school on April 30, the second day after her admission. After returning home, she complained of pain. When questioned, the girl said she was taken to an isolated area in the school where the man allegedly assaulted her.
Police registered a case under Section 64(1) (punishment for rape) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 6 (punishment for aggravated penetrative sexual assault) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The child identified the accused, leading to the caretaker's arrest on May 1. He was produced before a court and sent to judicial custody but was granted bail on May 7 despite prosecution's objections.
