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Rape case: Declared PO, ex-MLA Bains booked for non-appearance
On April 12, judicial magistrate Harsimranjit Kaur had declared Bains a PO in a rape case after he neither appeared before court, nor responded to warrants
Ludhiana : Ten days after a Ludhiana court declared him a proclaimed offender (PO) in a rape case, police of Friday booked former MLA and Lok Insaaf Party (LIP) chief Simarjeet Singh Bains for non-appearance.
On April 12, judicial magistrate Harsimranjit Kaur had declared Bains a PO in a rape case after he neither appeared before court, nor responded to warrants.
The former MLA, his brothers Karamjeet Singh Bains, Paramjeet Singh Bains, and aides Sukhchain Singh, Pardeep Kamar, Baljinder Kaur and Jasveer Kaur have been booked under Section 174A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). A person booked under this section can be fined and/or imprisoned for up to three years, and in case the accused has been declared a proclaimed offender, he can be imprisoned for up to seven years and will also be liable to pay a fine.
Division 6 station house officer Madu Bala said efforts are on to arrest the accused.
A 44-year-old complainant had alleged that the former Atam Nagar legislator had raped her multiple times after she approached him for help in a property dispute case. Though the woman had lodged a complaint against Bains in November 16, 2020, an FIR was registered on July 7, 2021 on the court’s directions.
17 FIRs against Bains in 12 years
In the past 12 years, 17 FIRs (including the latest one) have been registered against Bains. The cases include rape, violating Covid protocols, robbery, criminal intimidation, illegally restoring power connections, defamation, disobeying public servant’s order and assaulting public servant.
