Panaji: on Wednesday, A Goa court granted conditional bail to legislator Atanasio Monserrate, who has been accused of allegedly "buying" and raping a minor girl in March. Monserrate was in police custody for the last 12 days.

While releasing Monserrate, an unattached legislator from the St. Cruz constituency, the Court directed him to furnish a personal surety of Rs.1 lakh, surrender his passport to the court and report to the Crime Branch every day for the next week.

The survivor's statement was recorded under Section 164 CrPC before JMFC, Panaji. Monserrate, a major political player in Goa's political scene, was arrested on May 5 for allegedly drugging, raping and purchasing a minor girl for Rs.50 lakh allegedly from her mother.

Minor girl remembers, is watching television and the next thing she knew was waking up naked in a bed with blood stained sheets and the MLA sitting on the sofa next to the bed wearing nothing but shorts.