Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Monday directed Binoy Kodiyeri, an accused in a rape case, to give his DNA sample to Mumbai police for a paternity test of the victim's child.
Binoy Kodiyeri, son of Kerala CPI(M) state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, is accused of sexually abusing a 33-year-old woman under the false pretext of marriage.
The court has reportedly asked the accused to produce the examination results to the court in two weeks in a sealed envelope.
On July 3, a sessions court, while granting Binoy Kodiyeri anticipatory bail, directed him to submit his blood sample to the police station concerned for a paternity test.
The woman in her complaint alleged that she and Binoy were in a relationship since 2009 and they have a child together.
Binoy, earlier this month, approached the high court, seeking to quash the case against him.
When the petition came up for hearing on Monday before a division bench of Justices Ranjit More and Bharati Dangre, Binoy's counsel Shirish Gupte said they are disputing the part of the lower court's order directing him (Binoy) to give his DNA sample.
The high court, however, said the lower court order will have to be abided by.
The court directed the police to submit the report before it and posted the petition for further hearing on August 26.
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