Inayat Abdul Majid Hurzuk v. State of Maharashtra
In the Bombay High Court
Ant. B. A. 428/ 2016
Before Justice Revati Mohite Dere
Decided on March 9, 2016

Relevancy of the case: Anticipatory bail application in a case involving allegations of rape and recording the act

Statutes and Provisions Involved

• The Information Technology Act, 2000 (Section 67)
• The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Section 313, 328, 376, 506)

Relevant Facts of the Case

• The applicant was a distant relative of the complainant and would frequently visit her aunt.
• It is alleged that once the applicant called the complainant to his car and gave her a drink which was drugged.
• The complainant goes on to say that once she woke up, she released that the applicant had raped her and recorded the video of the same. The applicant blackmailed her with the video to continue physical relations with him.
• The applicant raped the complainant numerous times on the pretence of deleting the video clip.
• It was alleged that the applicant also forced her to abort her child.

Prominent Arguments by the Advocates

• The applicant’s counsel argued that the applicant was being framed by an advocate because of some personal reasons.
• The applicant’s counsel submitted screenshots of chats between the third party and the applicant to prove the complaint to be false and an act of revenge.
• The respondent’s counsel states that there is no connection between the current application and the case stated by the applicant’s counsel.

Final Decision

• Anticipatory bail granted with conditions.

This case summary has been prepared by Shubhangi Gehlot, an undergraduate student at Law Faculty, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, during her internship with The Cyber Blog India in May/June 2021.