New Delhi, March 7 -- A plea has been moved in the Supreme Court challenging the anticipatory bail granted to Kerala Congress legislator Rahul Mamkootathil in an alleged rape case, stating that the allegation is not a "political afterthought."

The petitioner alleged that the accused is in the habit of developing sexual relationships with women in distress who are in troubled marriages or separated from their spouses.

The survivor, who masked her identity as 'X' in her petition filed late Friday evening, questioned the high court's February 12 order, which commented adversely on her allegation by terming the sexual act as "consensual" and conducting a "mini trial" at the stage of granting bail, which is likely to influence the trial agai...