HYDERABAD: The High Court has refused to grant bail to an accused who had allegedly sexually abused a girl in Visakhapatnam district recently and has directed the lower court at Narsipatnam to conduct trial on day-to-day basis and to dispose of the case within three months.It has, however, facilitated the petitioner (accused) to approach the High Court again for bail if the trial, for any reason, is not completed within the said period. Justice B Chandra Kumar, while dismissing the criminal petition seeking bail for Kunche Thrimurthulu alias Abbu against whom offences punishable under sections of IPC were registered, has directed the police and the petitioner’s counsel to cooperate with the lower court in disposing of the case within three months. “As seen from the allegations, it appears that the petitioner has spoiled the entire life of the victim and such kind of persons do not deserve any sympathy from the court. It is clear that if such persons are enlarged on bail, it will give a wrong signal to the society and there is every possibility of the petitioner threatening the victim or other persons acquainted with facts of the case and tampering with the evidence”, the judge said. As for the case details, the accused had made the girl to consume a cold drink laced with sedatives to make her unconscious. Then he had sexually abused her, filmed it on video and started blackmailing her. When she was married off to another man, he told the groom about the past incident and sent him photos and CDs. Consequently, the victim’s husband deserted her. His counsel, while seeking bail for the accused, contended that his client had been in judicial custody since February 16 and that the local police had completed investigation and filed the charge sheet. The judge said justice was to be dispensed not only to the accused but also to the victim. The victim must feel safe and secure when she appears before the court for giving evidence, he said.
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