The Gauhati High Court granted bail to a student of the IIT-Guwahati, accused of raping a fellow student, calling both of them “the state’s future assets”. The police had arrested a 21-year-old student for allegedly “sexually assaulting” a female student of the institute on March 28. He was later “suspended” by the IIT authorities. The bench of Justice Ajit Borthakur after hearing the counsels for both sides with reference to the FIR, medical report and statements under Sections 161 and 164 CrPC, the contents of the charge-sheet, the fact finding committee report said there was a clear prima facie case as alleged against the accused. However, as the investigation in the case is complete and both the informant/victim girl and the accused are the state’s future assets being talented students pursuing technical courses at the IIT, Guwahati. The accused have been charged for the offence under Section 376, section 328, section 307 and section 120B of IPC.
