Mumbai, A Mumbai court Friday rejected the bail application of Bollywood actor Shiney Ahuja, accused of raping his teenaged domestic help.
The actor’s bail plea, which was pending before a Mumbai sessions court, had been transferred to a fast track court last month, said his lawyer Shrikant Shivade.
Shiney has been accused of raping his domestic help at his Andheri West home June 14.
The charges against the actor will be framed Sep 23 before fast track court judge S.R. Trivedi, Shivade told IANS.
After the charges are framed, the trial – in which the prosecution would examine around two dozen witnesses – shall commence on a regular day-to-day basis by month-end.
The prosecution does not intend to examine all the witnesses who are lined up and it expects the trial to be completed within two weeks, according to a prosecution lawyer.
Shiney, who will continue in judicial custody at the Arthur Road Jail, faces a minimum seven-year jail sentence if the charges against him are proved in court.
well Jd, tinadhillon I read your comments in sometimes ago …the police with its latest technology and frantic are not stupid to retain Ahuja for over 4month in side Arthur Road Jail. THEY MUST HAVE A CASE IN HAND worth its values to commit Ahuja and the investigating police and prosecutors must be fully confident t and have restricted and restrained him no bail either .Well the poor young girl has been assaulted after all repeatedly .her voice must be heard too to justify what she has gone through. So India had democratically law that is to be heard to punish such victims rich or poor. Let justice take its toll. I know rapes are hard to prove but with the latest technologies and DNA’s it can be proven to point the finger rightfully at the accused towards guilty verdicts.