New Delhi: Two out of four accused, arrested
for allegedly molesting students on JNU campus, have
approached a Delhi court for bail after a magisterial court
earlier dismissed their plea saying the offence was grave.
Nitin Kapoor and Amit Chauhan filed their bail
applications before District and Sessions Judge Gurdeep Kumar
who listed them for hearing on November 30.
The accused claimed the lower court gravely erred while
declining the bail as most of the offences were bailable
except the offence of trespass which was not made out against
as they did not enter either any hostel or classroom.
Earlier, a magistrate rejected the bail plea of four
accused, Nitin Kapoor, Gagan Kumar, Ankit Nanda and Amit
Chauhan, saying the probe was still at an initial stage.
"The statements of the victims were yet to be recorded,"
the court had said.
Senior advocate Ramesh Gupta, appearing for the accused,
had contended that the charge of outraging the modesty of a
woman was a bailable offence.
The prosecutor, on the other hand, opposed their plea on
the grounds that the police were yet to record the versions of
the girl students who were allegedly molested by the four in
an intoxicated state.
The accused, who were drunk, were arrested on the night
of November 22 for allegedly molesting girls after trespassing
into the campus.
PTI
First Published: Friday, November 27, 2009, 19:13