New Delhi, November 09: Accused of rape, a man who approached the Delhi High Court for anticipatory bail found himself in more trouble as the Court sought an explanation from the police for not arresting him.
Justice Kailash Ghambir took strong exception to the the police inaction in arresting Arif, accused of raping a middle-aged woman, despite the passage of more than one and half years since the crime was allegedly committed and sought an expalnation from it.
“It is quite shocking that the FIR in the present case was registered in April, 2008 clearly naming the accused who as per the prosecutrix had committed the said dastardly offence of rape and till date the police have not arrested him after more than one and half year has elapsed,” the court said
–Agencies