A court in Mumbai on Wednesday granted anticipatory bail to Binoy Kodiyeri, 37, son of CPI(M) State secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, in a sensational rape and cheating case registered against him by the Oshiwara police in June. Lawyers told The Hindu in Mumbai that the court asked Binoy to execute a bail bond of ₹25,000 and produce at least one person as surety. The judge ordered Binoy not to leave the country without the permission of the court. The woman told the court that she was constrained to register a complaint of rape and cheating against Binoy after he backtracked on his earlier commitment to marry her. The complainant also told the court that Binoy had threatened to harm her and the child.

Source: The Hindu July 03, 2019 15:22 UTC