New Delhi, June 30 -- The Delhi High Court on Monday cancelled bail granted by a trial court to a 57-year-old staff member of a private school in Delhi's Janakpuri area who is accused of raping a three-year-old girl, noting that it had failed to take into consideration crucial aspects of the case.

A vacation bench of Justice Vinod Kumar directed the staffer to surrender before the convened Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) court by 2:00pm on July 1. The verdict was delivered on two appeals - filed by the Delhi Police and the victim's mother - against the trial court's May 7 order granting bail.

In its 16-page judgment, the court observed that the accused was granted bail barely a week after his arrest on May 1, while "...