There have been increasing crimes even by policemen. Recently, a Kerala police officer has been jailed in Kochi after being involved in blackmailing and sexually assailing a woman for one year. The arrested has been identified as Babu Mathew, who held charge as the additional Sub Inspector at the Ernakulam Central Police station. After the complainant approached the Mulanthuruthy police station in September, a complaint was disclosed under section 376 (being a police officer and committing rape) of the Indian Penal Code, which attracts a minimum of seven years in prison and a fine.
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“The accused Sub Inspector Babu Mathew had approached a lower court for anticipatory bail last month. However, his bail plea was rejected by the lower court. Following this, he moved the Kerala High Court with an anticipatory bail plea. Later on, he withdrew the application from the High Court and surrendered before the police station on Friday (October 2),” the Station House Officer of the Mulanthuruthy police station told a leading daily. As per the victim, the accused came in contact with the woman while on patrol duty. She was asked to pay a fine for a traffic offense. The duo reportedly got close to each other after this following which the involved officer would visit her house often.
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The victim has also added that she was being blackmailed and sexually abused for a year now. According to reports, the woman had also given a confidential statement under section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure or CrPC. As per the provision, any Metropolitan Magistrate or Judicial Magistrate, whether or not he or she holds the jurisdiction in the case, may record the confession or statement made in the course of an investigation.