Overview

• Justice S. Rachaiah rejected the bail plea on September 4, with the decision coming to light in reports published on September 28–29.
• The case concerns an alleged April 2 attack near Bengaluru’s KR Puram station, where locals intervened and police detained two men.
• Police invoked multiple Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita provisions, including the section on rape, alongside charges under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
• The defence argued the petitioner was falsely implicated and did not commit the sexual assault, while prosecutors said he restrained and threatened the cousin to enable the crime.
• The order quoted a Manusmriti verse on honoring women and a Gandhi remark about women’s safety, a choice noted in coverage given the varied public views of the ancient text.