Shiney Ahuja finally gets bail in 'rape/atyachar' case

Shiney Ahuja finally got some respite when he was granted bail on surety of Rs 50,000 and the assurance that he will stay out of Mumbai.The actor has been asked to report to the nearest police station every month. He has also been asked to surrender his passport, and he cannot leave the country.Ahuja, chargesheeted for allegedly raping his 20-year-old maidservant, is in custody since June 15. Lower court had rejected his bail application. Earlier on Wednesday, the prosecution argued that being an influential person Shiney may tamper with the evidence if given bail."The trial could be over in six months, as it is before a fast-track court," said additional public prosecutor Sangeeta Shinde. Earlier, there was a debate on the meaning of the word 'atyachar' in Marathi. Shiney's lawyer, Advocate Shirish Gupte had pointed out on Tuesday that though the victim spoke explicitly about rape when police recorded her statement, in the statement before magistrate she only spoke of 'atyachar'. Gupte said that it only means atrocity, not rape. Prosecutor, however, said that the word 'atyachar' may also mean "outrage" or a "cruel act".The judge asked the prosecution about allegations that the victim had called on Shiney's landline number several times the previous night, and even after the alleged rape, she had spoken to someone on her cellphone. Shinde said that these facts were not probed as they were revealed by defence only when the actor was brought to court for remand. Shiney's lawyer had earlier argued that evidence only indicated a consensual intercourse, and not rape.

Shiney Ahuja's judicial custody extended

The judicial custody of Bollywood actor Shiney Ahuja, arrested for allegedly raping his domestic maid, was on Thursday extended till August 13 by a local court.

Ahuja, who is presently lodged at the Arthur Road jail in central Mumbai, was produced before the Andheri Metropolitan Magistrate through video conferencing.

The 36-year-old actor was arrested on June 15 for allegedly raping his domestic maid at his residence in Oshiwara at suburban Andheri.

The DNA test report by Forensic Science Laboratory in Kalina has reportedly confirmed that Shiney had sex with his maid. But whether it was forced sex (rape) or consensual is yet to be proved.

Shiney’s wife has come in full support of her man and claimed that he has been framed.

DNA confirms Shiney had sex with his maid

The DNA test reports of rape-accused Shiney Ahuja have confirmed that the Bollywood actor had physical relationships with his teenaged maid who had alleged that the film star had raped her, a police official said here Monday. "We have received the test reports and they confirm the allegations made by the victim in the police complaint against the accused, " Amitabh Gupta, Additional Police Commissioner of Mumbai (North Region) told this evening. However, Gupta declined to comment further in the matter.Independent sources said that the DNA samples of the accused matched the samples taken from the 18-year-old victim, who had also suffered scratch marks on her body.Investigators had also taken samples of other articles from Shiney's residence in the posh Versova area of Andheri west for evidence, including semen stains detected there.

The development comes a week after Shiney's blood sample reports had nailed his claim that he was drunk when he was accused of raping his domestic help. The blood sample report also clearly mentioned that he was not drunk and was in his full senses at the time of the incident that day.Shortly after his arrest, Shiney's wife Anupam had rushed to his defence and declared that he neither smoked nor consumed alcohol.

The two latest reports could seriously blunt the actor's self-defence.On June 14, Shiney's domestic help had lodged a police complaint alleging rape by the actor.After his arrest, he was shunted to police custody and is presently in judicial custody till July 2 (Thursday).If the charges against him are proved in court, Shiney faces a minimum seven-year jail sentence.A team of the National Commission of Women (NCW) rushed to Mumbai and met all the concerned parties, including the victim and her family members.Following the NCW visit, Chief Minister Ashok Chavan had announced that the Shiney rape case would be transferred to a fast track court soon.

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