JAIPUR: Ten years after former IAS officer B B Mohanty was accused of rape by an MBA student, a special metropolitan court for Pocso cases in Jaipur acquitted him on Wednesday.
The court held that the prosecution could not prove the charges of rape beyond doubt, and also agreed with the contention of defence that the complainant had willingly entered into a relationship with Mohanty.The court further noted that the woman filed the rape complaint almost a year after she claimed the crime happened.
The case dates back to Jan 25, 2014, when the 23-year-old filed a complaint alleging that on Feb 17, 2013, Mohanty called her to his flat on the pretext of guiding her for the civil services exam preparations, and raped her. The complainant further claimed that thereafter, Mohanty on the promise of marriage, continued to sexually exploit her.