Former Bishop of Jalandhar Diocese Franco Mulakkal was on Thursday charged under various sections of Indian Penal Code (IPC) in the rape case filed by a nun. A Kerala court framed the charges against Mulakkal who was present in the court. He denied all the charges levelled against him.

Mulakkal has been charged under IPC section 342 (punishment for wrongful confinement), 377 (Unnatural Sex), 376 (c)(a) Sexual intercourse by person in authority 376(2)(k) (indulging in sexual intercourse by exhorting authority), and 506 (criminal intimidation), PTI reported.

Mulakkal was granted bail last week with a condition asking him to be present during on all the dates of hearing in the case.

A rape case was registered against the Bishop by Kottayam Police on a complaint filed by a nun in June 2018. The nun, in her complaint, accused the Bishop of sexually abusing her between 2014 and 2016. He was later arrested by a Special Investigation Team.