Hyderabad: The Andhra Pradesh High Court has suspended the conviction of Mohammed Salah-ddin Ayub, former director of Parkwood International School in Ranga Reddy district and granted him bail.
Ayub was convicted by the Vth additional metropolitan sessions judge on October 11, 2013, and sentenced to 10 years rigorous imprisonment for raping a girl student of the school.
Ayub was arrested by the police in July 2010 based on a complaint lodged by the victim’s father.
Ayub moved the High Court challenging the order of the trial courtcontending that the prosecution has failed in proving that he had coerced the girl to undergo an abortion at a private hospital.
He said that the police booked the case against him in July 2010, while the alleged offence was claimed to have been committed in March 2010.
After hearing the appeal Justice Raja Elango suspended the conviction and directed the trial court to release the petitioner on bail till further orders. The judge directed the petitioner to furnish two sureties for Rs 1 lakh and to surrender his passport before the trial court.
The judge also directed the petitioner to appear before the trial court without fail on the first Monday of every month till the completion of hearing on his appeal.
