Archive · 12 Dec 2025
Bombay High Court Cancels Bail of Alleged Rapist
The Bombay High Court has cancelled the bail of a 47-year-old man who was accused of raping his 16-year-old stepdaughter.
The incidents happened between April 2023 and 2025.
The mother of the girl found out about the abuse and left her husband, filing a complaint.
The man had been granted bail earlier by a lower court, but the High Court said that the seriousness of the crime was not considered.
The court also said that the mother's decision to leave her husband was not just because of marital problems, but because of the abuse.
The accused was not present in court when the decision was made.
The Bombay High Court cancelled the bail of a 47-year-old man accused of raping his 16-year-old stepdaughter.
The incidents of sexual abuse occurred between April 2023 and 2025.
The mother of the victim left her husband and filed a complaint after learning of the abuse.
The lower court had granted bail to the accused, considering marital discord and delay in filing the complaint.
The High Court ruled that the mother's decision to leave her husband was not mere matrimonial discord and the gravity of the offence was not considered in the bail grant.
- Who
- A 47-year-old stepfather and his 16-year-old stepdaughter
- What
- The Bombay High Court cancelled the bail of a man accused of raping his minor stepdaughter
- When
- The incidents occurred between April 2023 and 2025, and the bail was cancelled in 2025
- Where
- Thane, Maharashtra, India
- Why
- The court ruled that the mother's decision to leave her husband could not be dismissed as mere matrimonial discord, and the gravity of the offence was not considered in the bail grant
- Victim's Age
- 16 years and 10 months
- Accused's Age
- 47 years
- Marriage Year
- 2014
- Bail Grant Date
- June 2025
- FIR Filing Delay
- Two years
- Assault Incidents
- Five occasions between April 2023 and 2025
- Court
- Bombay High Court
- Justice
- Justice Neela Gokhale