Anticipatory Bail Granted to AMU Professor in FIR Over Alleged Reference to Rape in Hindu Mythology: Allahabad High Court

In a notable judgment, the Allahabad High Court has granted anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Criminal Procedure Code to Dr. Jitendra Kumar, a professor at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), who was facing criminal charges for allegedly citing controversial mythological references involving rape in Hindu mythology during a Forensic Medicine class held in 2022. The bench of Justice Gautam Chowdhary took into account the academic context, the applicant's role,…