Wrestlers’ sexual harassment case: Delhi Rouse Avenue Court grants interim bail to Brij Bhushan
Interim bail to Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh: In a major breaking, Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court granted interim bail to outgoing Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in the case of alleged sexual harassment of women wrestlers.
The hearing on regular bail of Brij Bhushan will be held on July 20.
Interim bail has been granted to Brij Bhushan till the next date of hearing. The court granted accused interim bail on a bail bond of Rs 25,000 each.
Notably, Delhi police had filed a charge sheet against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and Vinod Tomar on June 15. This case was registered on a complaint lodged by women wrestlers.
The chargesheet was been filed under sections 354, 354D, 345A & 506 (1) of IPC according to Special Public Prosecutor Atul Srivastava.
Two FIRs were registered against Brij Bhushan Singh on the basis of the wrestlers' complaints.
One was registered under the Protection Of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and a cancellation report has been filed in the case of a minor wrestler. The second FIR was filed on the complaint of several wrestlers.
In Patiala House Court, Delhi Police filed a cancellation report, citing a lack of evidence, on the POCSO matter.
Delhi Police on June 15 filed a report recommending the cancellation of the POCSO case against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) Chief Brij Bhushan Sharana Singh. This comes after the minor, who had accused the WFI chief of sexual harassment changed her statement. There was no collaborative evidence in the case, Delhi Police said.
Meanwhile, the FIR under sections 354, 354A, 354D IPC against accused Brijbhushan Sharan Singh and for offences under sections109/ 354/354A/506 IPC against accused Vinod Tomar was also registered by wrestlers.
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In the POCSO matter, after completion of the investigation, we have submitted a police report under section 173 Cr PC requesting for a cancellation of the case based upon statements of the complainant i.e., the father of the victim and the victim herself, added Delhi police.
- With inputs from agencies
