New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday sought the response of the Delhi Police on a plea filed by former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh seeking quashing of the First Information Report (FIR), chargesheet and framing of charges against him in sexual harassment case registered on the complaint of six women wrestlers.
Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri directed the Delhi Police to submit a status report and listed the matter for further hearing on January 13.
Singh has moved High Court for quashing of FIR, chargesheet and framing of charges against him
Singh had moved the High Court last month seeking quashing of the FIR, chegesheet and framing of charges against him in sexual harassment case registered on the complaint of six women wrestlers. He earlier, during a hearing, told the High Court that the allegations of sexual harassment, levelled by women grapplers, against him were motivated and the common agenda behind the complaint against him was to remove him from post of WFI chief.
Trial court on May 21 framed charges of sexual harassment, intimidation and outraging the modesty of women against Singh
A trial court had on May 21 framed charges of sexual harassment, intimidation and outraging the modesty of women against Singh and the charge of criminal intimidation against co-accused and Vinod Tomar, former WFI assistant secretary in the case.
Singh has pleaded not guilty to the offence of sexual harassment charges framed against him
The former WFI chief has pleaded not guilty to the offence of sexual harassment charges framed against him with respect to five women grapplers and has claimed trial. The court had earlier discharged him in complaint filed by one of the six women wrestlers who had lodged complaint against him for sexual harassment.
Delhi Police registered two FIRs against Singh on complaints of women wrestlers
The Delhi Police registered two FIRs against Singh on the complaints of women grapplers, who protested at Jantar Mantar demanding arrest of the former WFI chief for allegedly sexually harassing several women wrestlers, after the intervention of the Supreme Court last year.
While one FIR against the former WFI chief was lodged on the complaint of six major wrestlers, the other FIR was lodged against him under provisions of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act on the complaint of a minor wrestler. The Delhi Police filed a charge sheet against Singh on the complaint of six major wrestlers, while it has filed a cancellation report in respect with the second FIR before a court seeking dropping of POCSO case against him and the court is yet to pronounce its order on the cancellation filed by the Delhi Police.
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