India, Aug. 1 -- A sessions court in Pune rejected the anticipatory bail application of an advocate accused of assaulting a sub-registrar inside his office after the official allegedly refused to execute a sale deed. The court observed that granting pre-arrest bail in such a serious case involving an attack on a public servant would send a "wrong message" to society.

Additional Sessions Judge A.K. Sharma, in an order passed on July 30, refused anticipatory bail to Yogesh Ramdas Kapare, who faces charges under multiple provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), including section 109, which carries a maximum punishment of life imprisonment.

The incident took place on July 17 at 5:30 pm. The FIR states that the accused assaulted the ...