Court issues summons to Hemant Nagrale for cruelty to estranged wife.
The Esplanade Court recently passed an order, saying there are sufficient grounds to proceed against senior IPS officer Hemant Nagrale and three others in a cruelty case lodged by Nagrale's estranged wife Pratima in the court.
The court has also issued summons against Nagrale, asking him to appear before the court on March 24.
According to the order issued by additional chief metropolitan magistrate SS Gulhane, a private complaint of cruelty was filed by Pratima against Nagrale, now additional director general of police (Planning & Coordination) and a few others, including two doctors. Nagrale, had obtained the decree of divorce in 2009.
"Case of the complainant is that she was married to Nagrale in 1990 and has two children, including a daughter. From 2007, Nagrale started making allegations against the complainant's mental condition saying that her mental condition is unsound. The complainant was subjected to ill-treatment and constantly pressured for giving divorce," the order said.
It further stated that Pratima was made her sleep in the drawing room with a maid. Thereafter, Nagrale hatched a plan with the other accused persons (doctors) to create false evidence about the complainant's mental health to obtain a divorce from the court. "Because of the tense and unbearable harassment at the hands of Nagrale, the complainant got depressed and she took sleeping pills in large quantity and was also hospitalised," it said.
The order further states that Nagrale, hatched criminal conspiracy and got a false case history of the complainant prepared with doctors that she is schizophrenic patient. In 2007, Nagrale allegedly drove Pratima out of the house after forcibly obtaining her signature on some documents.
The order states that "The complainant [Pratima] made complaints to the various authorities and had filed a writ petition in high court against Nagrale, making various allegations including allegations of disproportionate assets. In 2009, the HC by an order noted that the scope of writ petition would be limited to the allegation of disproportionate assets acquired or held by Nagrale with a direction to the complainant to approach the criminal court about her allegations of physical torture and ill-treatment," the order states.
"After considering the statement of oath of complainant and witness, the court is satisfied that there is sufficient ground for proceeding further against Nagrale and three other accused. Hence, issue process against them for the offence punishable under sections 498A, 323, 341, 504,506 (ii), 34 and 120 (B)," the order stated.
Nagrale told dna that he had not yet received any summons or order copy from the court. "I cannot comment anything at this moment. Whatever the court will direct we will do," said Nagrale.
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