New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday quashed rape charges against filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar. Madhur Bhandarkar had approached the Supreme Court saying that the proper procedure was not followed while investigating the case and only the statements of the victim were taken in the court.
A struggling model and actress, Preeti Jain, had accused Madhur Bhandarkar of raping her on the pretext of giving her a lead role in his forthcoming films. Preeti Jain has also told court that she is not interested in pursuing the case as it is a 9-year-old case.
In July 2004, Jain had lodged a complaint alleging that Bhandarkar had raped her several times between 1999 and 2004 under the pretext of marrying her and casting her as actress in his movies. A Mumbai metropolitan court had, in September 2011, found substance in Jain's complaint, and issued process against Bhandarkar, directing him to face the trial. However, the magistrate's court had, in November last year granted anticipatory bail to the Bollywood filmmaker in the case.
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