Judge suspended who granted bail to rape accused Gayatri Prajapati !!!

(Pi Bureau)

 

Lucknow : Additional Sessions Judge Om Prakash Mishra who granted bail to the rape accused Samajwadi Party leader and former minister Gayatri Prajapati was suspended on Friday.

The 49-year-old leader, accused of raping a woman and attempting to rape her minor daughter, was granted bail by special judge of POCSO court Om Prakash Mishra on Tuesday. The bail was challenged by the Yogi-Adityanath-led state government in the High Court.

Two associates of Prajapati were also given bail. The court asked them to furnish two sureties of Rs one lakh each and a personal bond of same amount as a condition of bail.

The court has also ordered a departmental inquiry against the judge.

According to reports, Justice Sudhir Agarwal will conduct the probe against the judge. The news was confirmed by Registrar general DK Singh.

The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Friday stayed the bail given to Prajapati in a rape case by a local court.

Prajapati was arresten in March from Aashiyana area by UP STF.

The Samajwadi Party leader, who was also accused of allegedly raping the girl’s mother, evaded arrest for nearly a month before he was arrested.

 

Earlier in February, a police complaint had been filed against the former minister and six others in the rape case following the Supreme Court’s order.

The Uttar Pradesh Police had also filed a non- bailable warrant against the former minister and six others for the same