Indian court grants bail to retired cop of Bahrain

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In a brief respite to a former policeman of Bahrain, the High Court of India granted him anticipatory bail in a dowry harassment case. 

The case was filed by his daughter-in-law at a police station in Indian commercial city of Mumbai.

The Bombay High Court granted bail to the policeman after observing that the allegations in the complaint are primarily against his son and custodial interrogation is not required, reported DNA, India’s prominent English daily. 

The case was filed on May 20 against the ex-cop, his wife and his son.

The marriage between his son and the complainant took place in 2008. While the victim stayed back in Mumbai after the marriage, his son, who is also a citizen of Bahrain, returned to the Kingdom.

The son used to visit Mumbai regularly but his wife alleged she was harassed by the accused from 2008 to 2014. She had also named the parents of her husband in her complaint.

The retired Bahraini cop, in his anticipatory bail application, claimed they were framed in the case when he and his wife went to India to resolve the dispute between their son and daughter-in-law. 

The court, after going through the documents, noted the allegation was levelled are against the son and granted bail to the retired cop as well as his wife. 

The court also allowed the retired to cop to leave India without prior permission of the court, with the condition that he must be present at the police station from June 10 to 12, and also when required for the purpose of investigation.

The court also warned them not to get in touch with the complainant or try to influence other witnesses.