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Mumbai court cancels rape accused's bail over complainant's social media photos

A Special POCSO Court in Mumbai has cancelled the anticipatory bail of a 30-year-old rape accused after he allegedly violated bail conditions by uploading photographs of the complainant on social media. The court termed the act a "gross violation" of its bail order and revoked the relief granted in the 2023 Chembur case

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A Special POCSO Court in Mumbai has cancelled the anticipatory bail of a 30-year-old man accused in a 2023 rape case registered by Chembur police. The court noted that he violated a key bail condition by allegedly uploading photographs of the complainant, a 25-year-old woman, on social media. 

The accused, Afzal Fazal Rehman Khan Pathan, was booked by Chembur police in 2023 under Sections 376 (rape), 328 (causing hurt by administering poison or intoxicating substances with intent to commit an offence), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace), 506 (criminal intimidation) and 500 (defamation) of the Indian Penal Code.

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