Congress MP gets bail in rape case

Rathor was arrested on January 30 and had been lodged in jail since then.

"We have secured the bail at the earliest and are thankful to the system. The MP, his well-wishers and supporters are very happy," the lawmaker's brother Anil Rathor told reporters outside the jail.

The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court granted bail to Rathore on March 11 in the case filed under Section 64 (rape) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

However, on the same day, Sitapur police filed a chargesheet adding Section 69 (sexual intercourse by deceit) of the BNS, which carries a maximum punishment of 10 years in prison, preventing Rathore's immediate release and forcing him to apply for bail again in a lower court.