Overview
- The Delhi High Court, which ruled on Monday, June 29, set aside a trial court's May 7 bail order and directed the accused to surrender before the POCSO court on July 1 at 2pm.
- The bench cited the three-year-old's identification of the accused and the place of occurrence and said there was nothing on record showing a motive to falsely implicate him.
- The trial court had granted bail after noting CCTV showed the accused leaving the junior wing around 8:37am and a medical exam found no visible external injuries, a finding the High Court said did not outweigh the pending investigation.
- The High Court stressed that the investigation was at a crucial stage with forensic laboratory (FSL) and CCTV examinations still awaited, and it faulted the early release while key reports remained pending.
- Separately, the Delhi education department has issued a show-cause notice to the school and a teacher was briefly arrested for alleged concealment, raising the prospect of administrative sanctions and heightened oversight as criminal proceedings continue.