Kerala Nun Rape Case: SC Dismisses Discharge Plea Of Accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal

Kerala Nun Rape Case: SC Dismisses Discharge Plea Of Accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal

New Delhi: On Wednesday the Supreme Court has directed Bishop Franco Mulakkal to fac trail as it dismissed his plea seeking discharge in the rape case lodged against him by a nun saying that there is no merit in his petition.

The bench of Justices A.S.Bopanna, V. Ramasubramanian, and Chief Justice S.A.Bobde said that the counsel for the bishop that the court is not saying anything on the merit but is dismissing the plea on the issue if the discharge from the case.

The bishop in his plea had challenged the Kerala high court order of July 7, dismissing his discharge plea in the rape case filed by the nun.

Also Read: "Ram Is Love, Ram Is Compassion" Tweets Rahul Gandhi After Ram Mandir Bhoomi Pujan

On July 7 the Kerela High Court rejected his petition seeking discharge in the case.
The high court had dismissed the plea by the bishop, admitting the prosecution's argument that there was prima facie evidence against Mulakkal in the rape case, which was registered on the basis of the complaint filed by the nun of Jalandhar diocese.

Following the dismissal, the senior priest of the Roman Catholic church had filed the revision petition following the dismissal of his discharge plea by the trial court in March last year.

In Kottayam district, the rape case against the bishop was registered by the police.

Before the high court in his plea, the accused priest argued that he was implicated after he questioned the financial dealing of the victim nun.

In her complaint to the police in June 2018, the nun had alleged that she was subjected to the sexual abuse by the bishop during the period between 2014 and 2016

The Bishop who was arrested by the SIT which probed the case charged him with wrongful confinement, rape, unnatural sex, and criminal intimidation.

India News With Breaking News And Latest News From India and World follow dailyaddaa, like us on Facebook, Follow us on Twitter and Subscribe us for Latest Videos