Kerala HC grants anticipatory bail to expelled Cong MLA in first sexual assault case

KOCHI: (Feb 12) The Kerala High Court on Thursday granted anticipatory bail to expelled Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil in a case of rape and forced abortion against him, saying that the prosecution has been unable to show his custodial interrogation was necessary.


While granting the relief to the Palakkad MLA, Justice Kauser Edappagath said that the conduct of the complainant in the case "prima facie suggests the existence of a consensual sexual relationship" between her and Mamkootathil, but it requires final adjudication at trial.