NEW DELHI: A Delhi courtroom on Tuesday granted two-day interim bail to outgoing WFI chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in case of alleged sexual harassment of ladies wrestlers.
Further Chief Metropolitan Justice of the Peace Harjeet Singh granted aid to Singh on a private bond of Rs 25,000.
The courtroom additionally granted bail to Vinod Tomar, the suspended assistant secretary of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), within the case.
Singh and Tomar appeared earlier than the courtroom in pursuance to summons issued to them and sought bail within the case.
The Delhi Police had filed a cost sheet in opposition to the six-time MP on June 15 underneath sections 354 (assault or prison pressure to girl with intent to outrage her modesty), 354A (sexual harassment), 354D (stalking) and 506 (prison intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
Tomar was charged with offences underneath IPC sections 109 (abetment of any offence, if the act abetted is dedicated in consequence, and the place no specific provision is made for its punishment), 354, 354A and 506 (prison intimidation).
Singh’s counsel alleged a media trial, to which the decide mentioned he might transfer an software earlier than the excessive courtroom or trial courtroom. The courtroom will cross an acceptable order on the appliance, the decide mentioned.
The counsel, nevertheless, didn’t transfer any software on this regard.
In addition to the current case, one other FIR was registered in opposition to Singh pursuant to allegations made by a minor wrestler which was registered underneath the Safety of Youngsters from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. She was among the many seven feminine grapplers who had accused Singh of sexual harassment.
Each the FIRs talked about a number of alleged cases of sexual harassment like inappropriate touching, groping, stalking and intimidation by Singh at completely different instances and locations over a decade.
Further Chief Metropolitan Justice of the Peace Harjeet Singh granted aid to Singh on a private bond of Rs 25,000.
The courtroom additionally granted bail to Vinod Tomar, the suspended assistant secretary of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), within the case.
Singh and Tomar appeared earlier than the courtroom in pursuance to summons issued to them and sought bail within the case.
The Delhi Police had filed a cost sheet in opposition to the six-time MP on June 15 underneath sections 354 (assault or prison pressure to girl with intent to outrage her modesty), 354A (sexual harassment), 354D (stalking) and 506 (prison intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
Tomar was charged with offences underneath IPC sections 109 (abetment of any offence, if the act abetted is dedicated in consequence, and the place no specific provision is made for its punishment), 354, 354A and 506 (prison intimidation).
Singh’s counsel alleged a media trial, to which the decide mentioned he might transfer an software earlier than the excessive courtroom or trial courtroom. The courtroom will cross an acceptable order on the appliance, the decide mentioned.
The counsel, nevertheless, didn’t transfer any software on this regard.
In addition to the current case, one other FIR was registered in opposition to Singh pursuant to allegations made by a minor wrestler which was registered underneath the Safety of Youngsters from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. She was among the many seven feminine grapplers who had accused Singh of sexual harassment.
Each the FIRs talked about a number of alleged cases of sexual harassment like inappropriate touching, groping, stalking and intimidation by Singh at completely different instances and locations over a decade.
