Her bail plea was allowed by special POCSO court. In her bail application, the woman denied the charges against her, claiming the case was fabricated at the instigation of the boy’s mother, who opposed their relationship
Police claimed that the accused got attracted to her 16-year-old student during various meetings held in connection with the school's annual function. Representational image
A Mumbai court on Tuesday granted bail to a 40-year-old female teacher of a city-based prominent school who was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor male student on multiple occasions, reported PTI.
Her bail plea was allowed by special POCSO court judge Sabina Malik. A detailed order was not available yet.
The teacher, who was arrested last month, was booked under the relevant provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), and the Juvenile Justice Act.
In her bail application filed through advocates Neeraj Yadav and Deepa Punjani, the woman denied the charges against her, claiming the case was fabricated at the instigation of the boy’s mother, who opposed their relationship.
The application stated that the boy’s parents were aware of his relationship with the accused, who is married, and were against it. It also cited several conversations with the boy, asserting that his conduct and "deep feelings" towards the teacher were deliberately suppressed in the FIR.
Police have claimed the accused got attracted to her 16-year-old student during various meetings held in connection with the school's annual function in December 2023.
She allegedly made her first sexual advance in January 2024. The teacher used to take the minor to luxury hotels where she allegedly abused him, as per the FIR.
Police have stated that the teacher would also often allegedly get the boy drunk before abusing him.
Former councillor booked for allegedly harassing minor girls at government hostel in Telangana
A case has been registered against a former councillor on charges of "harassment and misbehaviour" with some inmates of a state-run girls' hostel in Sangareddy district, police said on Tuesday.
The former councillor of Narayankhed, who is the son of the hostel warden, was accused of "misbehaving" with minor girls during frequent visits to the hostel, they further informed.
Some of the inmates also alleged that the accused, who is in his mid-30s, entered the hostel in an "inebriated condition and harassed and misbehaved" with them, police added.
They claimed that although the matter was brought to the warden's attention, "no action was taken". Instead, two hostel workers allegedly abused them for raising the issue.
An assistant BC welfare official visited the hostel, conducted an inquiry, and subsequently lodged a complaint with the police.
Based on the complaint, a case was registered under relevant sections of the POCSO Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) against the former councillor, his mother, the hostel warden and two hostel workers, a police official said.
A departmental inquiry has also been initiated by the district BC welfare officer against the warden and the workers, police added, as reported by PTI.
(Inputs from PTI)
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