POONAM CHAND (P.C.) SOLANKI.
▮ Identity sealed · POCSO §23
Prosecutor, Independent advocate, Jodhpur
Jodhpur, Rajasthan
“Represented the 16-year-old minor victim against a phalanx of 14 high-profile defense lawyers (Ram Jethmalani, KTS Tulsi, Salman Khurshid, etc.); secured life imprisonment conviction on 25 April 2018; offered ₹30 crore bribe to drop the case — refused; featured in discovery+ documentary 'Cult of Fear' (2025); inspiration for Manoj Bajpayee film 'Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai'”
Victim's counsel in the 2013 Jodhpur rape case — fought the case pro bono from beginning to end
Independent advocate, Jodhpur
Fought the case alone as prosecution lawyer while Asaram deployed 14 top lawyers. Bollywood film 'Bandaa' (2023) is based on his story. He claimed the film wrongly publicized terms and violated conditions.
P. C. Solanki - Wikipedia
Source attached to Poonam Chand (P.C.) Solanki. Imported during people-corpus reference backfill.
'Bandaa': Here's the True Story Behind Manoj Bajpayee's Courtroom Drama on Asaram Bapu and Advocate PC Solanki
Source attached to Poonam Chand (P.C.) Solanki. Imported during people-corpus reference backfill.
Is the underlying deposition available in redacted form? Useful for cross-referencing with the 2025 appeal.
Thank you for keeping this on the record despite the intimidation history around the case.