On the other hand, the State counsel challenged the maintainability of the bail application and said that as per the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), bail can’t be granted to a person already in custody.
The complainant’s counsel argued that his client gave her consent for the release of the accused on interim bail on January 8 upon the request of his relatives, who had assured her that the accused would marry her. However, he refused to marry her.
It was further argued that dating apps like Bumble are used by people to meet and know each other, and it can’t be presumed that their only motive is to engage in casual sex.
Source: Barandbench
