Overview
- A Nashik sessions court granted bail to operations manager Ashwini Chainani on Tuesday on a ₹50,000 personal bond with one surety and conditions barring witness threats or evidence tampering.
- The Special Investigation Team continues to probe nine FIRs lodged in the case and several co-accused remain in judicial custody while some others, including Nida Khan, had earlier secured bail.
- Prosecutors told the court that Chainani failed to address a complainant’s harassment reports while serving on the Internal Complaints Committee under the POSH Act, arguing that this lapse helped the alleged misconduct continue.
- Chainani’s defence said she worked from Pune, had limited supervisory control over the Nashik unit, and that the complainant never filed a written complaint with her.
- The charges, filed under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and including allegations of sexual harassment and religious coercion, have shifted scrutiny from internal HR handling to a criminal process with further hearings and a pending detailed order expected.