Sexual harassment of women wrestlers: Delhi court grants regular bail to WFI ex-chief Brij Bhushan
New Delhi, Jul 20: A Delhi court on Thursday granted regular bail to outgoing WFI chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in a case of sexual harassment of women wrestlers.
The court also allowed the bail application of suspended Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) assistant secretary Vinod Tomar.
"I am granting bail on a bond of Rs 25,000 each with certain conditions," Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Harjeet Singh Jaspal said.
The metropolitan court directed the accused not to leave the country without its prior permission and not offer any inducement to witnesses in the case.
The Delhi Police had filed a charge sheet against the six-time MP on June 15 under sections 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 354A (sexual harassment), 354D (stalking) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
The court had earlier in the day reserved its order on the bail applications of Singh and Tomar.
The judge reserved the order after hearing arguments by the counsel for the accused, the prosecution as well as the complainants.
During the hearing, the public prosecutor, representing Delhi Police, asked the court to try the accused as per law and impose certain conditions if relief was granted.
When the court asked the prosecutor if he was opposing the bail application, he said, "I am neither opposing nor supporting."
"Application should be dealt as per law and the order passed by the court," he told the court.
The counsel, appearing for the complainants, opposed the application, saying the accused was very influential.
"Bail should not be granted. If at all it is granted, strict conditions must be imposed. Witnesses have been approached from time to time, no threat though," he told the court.
The counsel for the accused told the court that he will abide by all conditions.
"No threat etc. will take place. Law is very clear. He should be granted bail. I am undertaking to abide by conditions," the defence counsel told the court.
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Stalin claims DMK secured 1.54 crore votes
Chennai (PTI): DMK president M K Stalin on Tuesday, in a veiled reference to the TVK, claimed that the party that won additional constituencies has gained only 17.43 lakh more votes than the DMK.
He was referring to the April 23 Assembly polls where the DMK and its allies secured 74 seats, with the Dravidian party netting 59 constituencies.
In a statement, Stalin said, "the percentage difference in votes between us and them is just 3.52 per cent," in an apparent reference to the Vijay-led Tamilaga Vettri Kahzagam emerged victorious in the polls, the results of which were announced on Monday.
Claiming that the DMK alliance has secured 1.54 crore votes, Stalin said, "I consider each and every one of your votes as an invaluable token of trust".
Stating that DMK has been in power several times, he said "there is no victory we have not seen and there is no defeat we have not faced".
"Whether in victory or defeat, those who regard them equally and continue their journey toward their ideals are the comrades of the party", he said adding "you are the lifeblood and roots of the movement".
"The harvest of 1.54 crore votes is the fruit of your commitment", he said.
"What return can I offer for your hard work? With the feeling of being the chief worker, we will continue our journey," the DMK chief added.
Stalin said "if we are the ruling party, we will formulate schemes for the people. If we are the opposition party, we will fight for the people's demands. In that regard, now as a strong opposition party, we will continue to work for the people".
Asserting that the DMK will continue the journey of taking forward the policies of the century-old great Dravidian movement, protecting race, language, and nation, the DMK leader said "in our journey, I will not leave anyone behind. We will win again".
