Shiney moves HC against conviction,seeks bail

April 27.

Terming the trial court’s order as “perverse and illegal”,Ahuja in his appeal filed through his lawyer Shrikant Shivde has stated that the alleged victim had denied rape,sexual intercourse or any threat given to her by Ahuja. She had also stated her love for Ahuja was one-sided and that she had filed the complaint against him at the behest of Rekha Mane,who had got her the job in Ahuja’s house.

On March 30,relying on circumstantial evidence,a fast-track court had convicted Shiney for raping his domestic maid at his Andheri residence on June 14,2009. However,the actor was acquitted of the charges of criminal intimidation and wrongful confinement.

In his defence,Ahuja has contended in his appeal that “entire chain of custody of document is required to be proved by the prosecution all over the world before admitting the DNA evidence in a criminal trial. No such documents attempted to be proved or even produced by the prosecution as evidence. This assumes significance when five out of the six DNA samples tested negative during DNA analysis.”

He further stated that “apart from the girl denying the alleged offence,even the medical evidence is negative. Evidence given by doctors who examined both the victim and Shiney state that there are no injuries on the girl’s body. Even the semen and blood sample were tested

negative.”

He has stated that not a single stain of semen and blood was found on the private parts of the girl,accused or in the girl’s clothes and bed.

The appeal also states that Shiney is a victim of perverse and illegal judgment that is unsustainable in law.