GUWAHATI: The Gauhati High Court (GHC) denied bail to an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati student, accused of rape on Wednesday, June 16.
The accused has been in custody since April 3 and has prayed for regular bail in connection with the North Guwahati Police Station Case No.53/2021, under Section 376 of the IPC.
The Gauhati HC directed that the bail petition stands disposed of with a direction to the petitioner to approach the trial Court for regular bail.
Earlier, the accused was suspended with immediate effect from April 4, as recommended by the IIT Guwahati Students’ Disciplinary Committee, while the four co-accused have been “retained on campus” for investigations.
The accused is a student of the Department of Chemistry in IIT Guwahati and hails from Mumbai. He was arrested on March 28 for allegedly raping a classmate during a cultural event as part of Holi celebrations.