HC grants bail to man accused of flashing, directs counselling for minor victim
New Delhi (PTI): The Delhi High Court has granted bail to a 63-year-old man accused of flashing at a minor girl and directed that the 10-year-old alleged victim be counselled as such incidents leave a "deep trauma".
Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma said the accused was an old man and was stated to be mentally unstable.
The judge also noted the man had not touched the girl nor verbally abused her.
"There is no doubt that such incidents leave a deep trauma on the victim but at the same time, the Court has to strive to maintain a balance...Without going into merits of the case and taking into account the age of the accused and that he has no past criminal antecedents, the accused is admitted to Court bail on furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 20,000/- with one surety of the like amount to the satisfaction of the trial court," the court said in a recent order.
"The IO (investigating officer) is directed to get the counselling session organized for the victim," the court said, adding an NGO may be involved in counselling.
In the present case, an FIR was registered under section 509 (Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman) of IPC and section 12 (Punishment for sexual harassment) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act against the petitioner accused who was arrested on June 24, 2023 and was in judicial custody ever since.
The victim alleged that on the morning on June 23, she was sitting near the staircase of her house when the petitioner, who lives in the same neighborhood, showed his private parts to her and uttered something.
As per the school record, the victim was born in June 2013, noted the court.
In the order, the court also directed the petitioner to not directly or indirectly make any threat etc to any person acquainted with the case and, in case any complaint is received by the police, he shall shift his residence beyond 5 km radius of the house occupied by the victim's family.
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Explosion near CRPF School in Delhi caused by lit cigarette butts: Report
New Delhi: The investigation team that probed the explosion that took place outside the CRPF School in the Prashant Vihar area of the city on October 20 morning has reportedly not found any terror force behind the blast.
The investigation team, consisting of Delhi Police and staff members from central agencies, has stated in its report that cigarette butts thrown by a local resident might have come in contact with industrial waste and have caused the explosion. Circumstantial evidence does not show the incident to have a terror angle to it, reports The Indian Express.
The Delhi Police, the city bomb squad and the fire brigade had rushed to the spot following the explosion, which was initially believed to have been caused by a crude bomb. The forensic experts who inspected the spot hinted at the presence of potassium chlorate, hydrogen peroxide and some electrical wires there. The school wall had been damaged and the windows of a car nearby had shattered in the explosion.
The investigation team scanned the CCTV camera footage and zeroed in on around 10 people questioned. A senior police officer said that a North Delhi-based businessman from Prashant Vihar was found to be present at the spot around five minutes before the explosion, as he had come there on Sunday morning to walk his dog. The CCTV footage showed him smoking and, after questioning him, the team concluded that he had left lit cigarette butts before leaving the spot, the officer added.
The spot where the explosion took place is learned to have been usually used for dumping garbage and also has a public urinal.
An officer has said that the Delhi Police had consulted forensic and technical experts of the National Security Guard regarding the things found on the explosion site but are yet to get the report. The officer added that they have found no detonator so far.
