Delhi court docket on Friday granted exemption from personal appearance for the day to outgoing Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in a case of alleged sexual harassment of ladies wrestlers.
A Delhi court docket on Friday granted exemption from personal appearance for the day to outgoing Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in a case of alleged sexual harassment of ladies wrestlers.
Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Harjeet Singh Jaspal granted the reduction to Singh on an utility moved by his lawyer, who informed the court docket that the accused was unable to look earlier than it as he was busy discharging his tasks as a parliamentarian.
Suspended WFI assistant secretary Vinod Tomar, nevertheless, appeared earlier than the court docket. The choose granted time to each the accused to peruse the cost sheet and different paperwork they’ve obtained from Delhi police.
(*1*) the Justice of the Peace mentioned.
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The metropolitan court docket had on July 20 granted bail to Brij Bhushan Singh and Vinod Tomar on a bond of Rs 25,000 every with sure situations, together with they shall not go away the nation with out the court docket’s prior permission and never supply any inducement to witnesses within the case.
The Delhi Police had filed a cost sheet towards the six-time MP on June 15 underneath sections 354 (assault or felony drive to lady with intent to outrage her modesty), 354A (sexual harassment), 354D (stalking) and 506 (felony intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
