Updated On: 04 May, 2022 03:32 PM IST | Mumbai | PTI
A single bench of Justice Anuja Prabhudessai said considering that the relationship between the accused and victim was consensual, `prima facie essential ingredients of the offence of rape are not made out`

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The Bombay High Court on Wednesday granted pre-arrest bail to BJP MLA Ganesh Naik in a case of alleged rape and intimidation filed by a woman, noting that the relationship between the accused and the complainant was consensual.
A single bench of Justice Anuja Prabhudessai said considering that the relationship between the accused and victim was consensual, "prima facie essential ingredients of the offence of rape are not made out".