<p>The Supreme Court on Monday refused to grant any relief to Uttar Pradesh minister Gayatri Prajapati, who is evading arrest in a gang-rape case.<br /><br /></p>.<p>A bench of Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan, however, expressed unhappiness and termed as “unfortunate” that its order for registration of an FIR against the Samajwadi Party leader was being given a ‘political colour’.<br /><br />The court clarified it has only ordered the Uttar Pradesh police to lodge an FIR against Prajapati in cases of gang-rape and an attempt to rape a woman and her minor daughter, and is not monitoring these cases.<br /><br />It rejected his plea for recall of the February 17 order, observing that the minister can approach the court concerned for appropriate relief.</p>
<p>The Supreme Court on Monday refused to grant any relief to Uttar Pradesh minister Gayatri Prajapati, who is evading arrest in a gang-rape case.<br /><br /></p>.<p>A bench of Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan, however, expressed unhappiness and termed as “unfortunate” that its order for registration of an FIR against the Samajwadi Party leader was being given a ‘political colour’.<br /><br />The court clarified it has only ordered the Uttar Pradesh police to lodge an FIR against Prajapati in cases of gang-rape and an attempt to rape a woman and her minor daughter, and is not monitoring these cases.<br /><br />It rejected his plea for recall of the February 17 order, observing that the minister can approach the court concerned for appropriate relief.</p>
