Kolkata's Alipore court granted an interim bail to the IIM Calcutta rape accused on a bail bond of Rs 50,000 on Saturday evening.
The second-year male student of IIM-C was arrested and produced in court on July 12, for raping a woman inside a boy's hostel on campus.
The Haridevpur Police Station arrested the accused after an FIR was registered by the survivor.
Subrata Sardar, the counsel of the accused, said that the victim did not come to the court to record her confidential statement. He also argued that her medico- legal examination was not conducted.
However, public prosecutor Saurin Ghoshal submitted to the court that the victim's initial medical examination was conducted, which supports her claim.
He opposed the bail application of the accused in the court and applied to remand him to judicial custody.
The complainant skipped two appearances before the magistrate to record her statement.
Police have been trying to contact her since then for investigation purposes, however, according to Kolkata Police sources, they have been unable to reach her, as her phone has been switched off.
The incident took place in July 11. The victim claimed she was raped after being invited to the hostel under the pretext of a counselling session. In her complaint, she stated that she lost consciousness after consuming drinks spiked with a sedative and she realised she had been sexually assaulted after regaining consciousness.
The father of the victim later denied the claims and said his daughter was neither raped nor tortured.
The lawyer of the accused argued in the court that the victim went for counselling after being introduced on social media and he claimed that no one can enter IIM-C without following certain rules.
CCTV footage revealed that the victim left the IIM-C hostel at 8:35 pm on July 11, the day of the incident. An FIR was also lodged at the police station at that time. The lawyer raised questions in the court regarding this. He said how did the victim leave the hostel and reach Haridevpur police station, which is 4.5 km away, at the same time?
The Public prosecutor said that it is not possible to understand the mental state of the victim now and it is the responsibility of the IO to conduct her medico-legal examination.
The initial medical examination of the victim has been conducted. The report supports her claim. CCTV footage, used condoms, and registers have also been seized.