By PTI
LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh authorities on Saturday moved the Allahabad High Court, difficult the acquittal of former state minister Gayatri Prasad Prajapati of stringent prices beneath the POCSO Act regardless of being convicted of gang-raping a girl in 2017.
The state authorities moved the Lucknow bench of the excessive courtroom, additionally difficult the acquittal of his associates within the gang-rape case.
On the federal government’s plea, a bench of justices Ramesh Sinha and Saroj Yadav issued notices to Prajapati, to be served by means of the jail superintendent.
A POCSO courtroom on November 12 had convicted Prajapati for committing gang rape however acquitted him and co-accused Ashok Tiwari and Ashish Shukla of the fees beneath the POCSO act.
The POCSO courtroom had acquitted different accused — Vikas Verma, Roopeshwar, Amrendra Singh alias Pintu and Chandrapal — for lack of sufficient proof.
The excessive courtroom issued a bailable warrant towards these 4 accused for securing their look for listening to on the attraction of state.
Prajapati and different accused convicted within the case have additionally filed appeals towards their conviction.
The excessive courtroom slated April 26 to listen to all appeals and cross-appeals collectively.
An influential minister within the earlier Akhilesh Yadav authorities, Prajapati was arrested and despatched to jail in March 2017 on prices of gang-raping a girl and trying to rape her minor daughter.
He continues to be in jail since his arrest.
He was granted bail as soon as nevertheless it was cancelled by the excessive courtroom earlier than he may come out of jail.
The excessive courtroom had famous that there was foul play within the grant of the bail to him.
A lady hailing from the Chitrakoot district had accused the previous minister and his accomplices of raping her.
She had additionally alleged that the then minister had additionally tried to rape her minor daughter.
The FIR was registered with Gautam Palli police station of Lucknow on February 18, 2017 on the Supreme Court’s order on the girl’s plea accusing police of inaction on her grievance.
