This story is from May 23, 2020

Uttar Pradesh: Unnao rape survivor's uncle gets bail

A Lucknow bench of Allahabad high court on Friday granted bail to Mahesh Singh, the uncle of Unnao rape survivor, in connection with a forrgery case.He was accused of manipulating an Unnao court order.
Uttar Pradesh: Unnao rape survivor's uncle gets bail
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LUCKNOW: A Lucknow bench of Allahabad high court on Friday granted bail to Mahesh Singh, the uncle of Unnao rape survivor, in connection with a forrgery case. He was accused of manipulating an Unnao court order.
Passing the order, Justice Vikas Kunvar Srivastav said offences were triable by magistrate and Mahesh had already been in jail in this case since November 22, 2018.
The applicant had urged that he did not make and procure forged order in the attempt to murder case and instead it was co-accused Navin Singh who had applied copy of judgment and order which was subsequently found to be fake.

Without commenting on merit, the court considered long duration in jail and nature of accusation before allowing bail plea. The survivor had accused Unnao MLA Kuldeep Sengar of rape. Sengar has been awarded life-sentence by a special court.
The survivor met an accident last year when she, along with her mother and aunt, was going to meet her uncle in Rae Bareli jail.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)
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