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The Supreme Court of India allowed bail to former peculiar Director General of Police (DGP) Rajesh Das sentenced to a 3 years of Rigorous Imprisonment successful a intersexual harassment case.
A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant granted alleviation to Rajesh Das with liberty to the State to attack the Madras High Court for expeditious proceeding of a revision petition filed by him against his condemnation by a Chief Judicial Magistrate connected June 16, 2023, and confirmed by the Villupuram Principal District connected February 12, 2024.
In April 2024, the High Court had dismissed a petition filed by Das seeking exemption from surrendering successful the case. The High Court had besides refused to entertain a plea by him to suspend his sentence.
The complaint against the erstwhile constabulary serviceman was that helium had sexually harassed a pistillate Superintendent of Police successful February 2021, erstwhile they were travelling unneurotic successful his car connected authoritative duty. They were connected work to supply information to past Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami who was campaigning for the AIADMK during the elections to the Legislative Assembly.
