BJP MP Brij Bhushan Singh Seeks Further Probe In Sexual Harassment Case, Delhi Court Defers Order On Framing Of Charges

A Delhi Court on Thursday deferred order on framing of charges against BJP MP and former Wrestling Federation of India President Brij Bhushan Singh in the sexual harassment case filed by the women wrestlers.

Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Priyanka Rajpoot of Rouse Avenue Courts deferred the order after Singh moved an application for making further submissions on framing of charges in the case.

Singh has sought a direction on the Delhi Police to investigate regarding his presence at WFI office on September 7, 2022, the alleged date of incident. He has claimed that he was not in India on the date in question.

The fresh application also seeks a direction on the Delhi Police to place on record the CDR.

APP Atul Srivastava appearing for Delhi Police opposed the application and said that it has been filed at a belated stage. There has to be some stoppage, he said.

He said that the application amounts to seeking further investigation and will have legal implications which have to be argued.

The counsel appearing for the complainants submitted that the application is a delaying tactic and that the documents could have been sought at the stage of Section 207 of CrPC.

Singh is out on bail in the case, along with co-accused Vinod Tomar, who is the former assistant secretary of the Wrestling Federation of India.

The Delhi Police had filed the chargesheet last month under Sections 354 (outraging modesty of a woman), 354A(sexually coloured remarks), 354D (stalking) and 506(1) (criminal intimidation) of Indian Penal Code, 1860 against them. However, a cancellation report was filed in the POCSO case registered against Singh by a minor wrestler.

The BJP lawmaker has been accused of sexual harassment by women wrestlers. The alleged incidents of sexual harassment are said to have occurred between 2016 and 2019 at the WFI office, at Singh's official residence and also abroad, according to media reports.

Title: State Vs. Brij Bhushan Singh & Anr