Gujarat HC rejects Prantij MLA’s anticipatory bail plea

Ahmedabad: Gujarat high court rejected Prantij MLA Gajendrasinh Parmar’s anticipatory bail plea in a molestation and POCSO case.

According to the complaint filed by a mother of a minor female, Gajendrasinh Parmar, Mahesh Patel, and two others are accused of molestation and violating the POCSO Act. The complaint alleges that the incident took place on November 10, 2020, when the complainant and her daughter were on a trip to Jaisalmer in Gajendrasinh’s car. The complainant’s daughter was allegedly molested by Gajendrasinh while they were at a stop near Hillcrest hotel, Danvav, Abu road.

The complainant further alleged that she had a fight with Gajendrasinh and left with her daughter. She claimed that she had met Gajendrasinh in the assembly, became friends with him, and had sexual relations with him after he promised to marry her. The complainant alleges that Gajendrasinh took her daughter to have an ice-cream and physically molested her by touching her thighs and breast.

The complainant filed a complaint at Abu road police station on May 26, 2022, and made an application to Sirohi court. DeshGujarat