CHENNAI: The Madras High Court has denied anticipatory bail to journalist Prakash M Swamy who apprehended arrest in connection with a case of alleged sexual abuse. The complainant, a Chennai-based actor, had accused him of sexually abusing her in 2018.
According to prosecution, the petitioner offered to redress some issue in the complainant son’s passport on June 30, 2018. In the pretext of assisting her, it was alleged he sexually abused the complainant. Hearing her scream, her daughter went to her rescue. Immediately, she filed a criminal complaint.
Since no action was initiated, she approached a metropolitan magistrate court at Saidapet after which Saidapet all-women police registered an FIR. Hence, Prakash M Swamy moved the present application. Counsel argued Swamy was in no way connected with the offence alleged by prosecution.“...this court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner since custody of the petitioner is very much required in this case,” Justice G K Ilanthiraiyan said.