Delhi High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To TV Anchor Varun Hiremath In Rape Case

Varun Hiremath, a TV anchor, was granted anticipatory bail by the Delhi High Court on Thursday in connection with a rape case against him. (State vs. Varun Hiremath). Justice Mukta Gupta issued the order, which said that the order would not be posted online and that the parties would be given a dasti copy. The bail hearings were conducted behind closed doors. Last month, the Court granted Hiremath temporary immunity from arrest while awaiting a report from the Delhi Police, on the condition that he join the investigation. Earlier this year, an anticipatory bail application filed by Hiremath with the Fast Track Courts in Patiala House Court was denied by an Additional Sessions Judge. 

 

Hiremath alleged in court that the prosecutrix travelled from Pune to Delhi to meet him and willingly checked into a hotel room with him. The 22-year-old prosecutrix claimed that simply entering a hotel room did not indicate that she intended to engage in sexual activity. The trial court had rejected the anticipatory bail plea, stating that the parties' prior relationship was irrelevant under Sections 53A and 114A of the Indian Evidence Act. Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal and Advocate Vijay Aggarwal represented Varun Hiremath, who was briefed by a team from Karanjawala & Co. that included Sandeep Kapur, Rajat Soni, Niharika Karanjawala, Apoorva Pandey, G G Kashyap, and K Sharat. Senior Advocate Nitya Ramakrishnan represented the prosecutor, who was joined by Advocates Jai Anant Dehadrai, Sidharth Arora, Vinoothna Vinjam, and Ashna Chhabra.

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