False, Politically Motivated: What Delhi Court Said While Acquitting Brij Bhushan In Sexual Harassment Case

A
Delhi
cou t,
while
acquitti g
fo me
BJP
MP
a d
fo me
W estli g
Fede atio
of
I dia
(WFI)
chief
B ij
Bhusha
Sha a
Si gh
i
a
sexual
ha assme t
case
filed
by
wome
w estle s,
questio ed
the
c edibility
of
the
allegatio s
a d
obse ved
that
they
appea ed
to
be
false,
fab icated
a d
politically
motivated.

Additio al
Chief
Judicial
Magist ate
(MP-MLA
Cou t)
Ashwa i
Pa wa
acquitted
Si gh
a d
fo me
WFI
assista t
sec eta y
Vi od
Toma
o
August
3,
holdi g
that
the
p osecutio
had
failed
to
establish
the
cha ges
beyo d
easo able
doubt.

The
cou t
also
took
ote
of
p osecutio
wit esses
tu i g
hostile
du i g
the
t ial
a d
exami ed
the
co duct
of
the
complai a ts
afte
the
alleged
i cide ts.

The
judgeme t
is
ot
publicly
available.

Cou t
Flags
Simila ities
I
Allegatio s

Acco di g
to
the
cou t’s
obse vatio s,
the
allegatio s
we e
aised
a ou d
the
same
time
eve
though
the
i cide ts
we e
alleged
to
have
occu ed
at
diffe e t
locatio s
a d
o
diffe e t
occasio s.

The
cou t
also
poi ted
to
the
co ti ued
i te actio
betwee
some
complai a ts
a d
the
accused
afte
the
alleged
i cide ts.
It
oted
that
some
of
them
i vited
Si gh
to
family
gathe i gs
a d
weddi gs
a d
co ti ued
to
mai tai
co tact
with
him.

“Despite
the
alleged
i cide ts,
they
had
mai tai ed
co dial
elatio s
with
the
accused,
i vited
him
to
family
fu ctio s
a d
weddi g
ce emo ies
a d
co ti ued
to
i te act
with
him.
No
co tempo a eous
complai t
was
made
by
them
o
by
the
pe so s
who
allegedly
k ew
of
the
i cide ts,”
the
cou t
obse ved.

The
cou t
fu the
oted
that
the
complai a ts
had
met
se io
autho ities
but
had
ot
disclosed
the
alleged
i cide ts
du i g
those
i te actio s.

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ED
Registe s
ECIR,
Sta ts
P obe
I to
Alleged
I egula ities

Hostile
Wit esses
Cited
By
P osecutio

While
assessi g
the
evide ce,
the
cou t
co side ed
the
testimo y
of
p osecutio
wit esses
who
tu ed
hostile,
the
subseque t
co duct
of
the
alleged
victims,
ci cumsta ces
su ou di g
thei
ea lie
stateme ts
a d
the
abse ce
of
co tempo a eous
complai ts.

Acco di g
to
the
cou t,
these
facto s
collectively
suppo ted
the
defe ce’s
co te tio
that
the
allegatio s
we e
ot
eliable.

Du i g
a gume ts,
Si gh’s
cou sel
Rajiv
Moha
had
submitted
that
the
allegatio s
agai st
the
accused
we e
false.

The
cou t
obse ved
that
the
allegatio s
appea ed
to
have
bee
made
as
pa t
of
a
coo di ated
effo t
a d
suggested
that
the
ci cumsta ces
poi ted
towa ds
p io
pla i g.

“The
allegatio s
a e
st iki gly
simila ,
made
at
the
same
time,
at
a
commo
place,
which
shows
p io
meticulous
pla i g
agai st
the
accused,”
the
cou t
said.

The
cou t
fu the
held
that
the
allegatio s
we e
made
collectively
at
the
i sta ce
of
two
p osecutio
wit esses
a d
coaches
of
Mahadev
Academy,
desc ibi g
the
alleged
co spi acy
as
seemi gly
politically
motivated.

“The
Cou t
obse ved
that
the
e ti e
allegatio s
agai st
the
accused
pe so s
a e
false
a d
fab icated,
made
collectively
at
the
i sta ce
of
two
P osecutio
wit esses
a d
the
coaches
of
Mahadev
Academy,
i
a
deep
co spi acy
which
seems
to
be
politically
motivated.”

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Had
Joi ed
4
Days
Ago

Cou t
Says
P osecutio
Failed
To
P ove
Cha ges

Afte
co side i g
the
docume ta y
evide ce,
wit ess
testimo ies
a d
othe
mate ial
o
eco d,
the
cou t
co cluded
that
the
p osecutio
had
failed
to
p ove
its
case
to
the
equi ed
legal
sta da d.

“This
Cou t
has
o
hitch
i
holdi g
that
the
p osecutio
has
mise ably
failed
to
p ove
the
allegatio s
agai st
the
accused
pe so s
beyo d
easo able
doubt.”

The
cou t
subseque tly
acquitted
Si gh
of
cha ges
u de
Sectio s
354,
354A
a d
506
(Pa t-I)
of
the
I dia
Pe al
Code.

Toma
was
acquitted
of
the
cha ge
u de
Sectio
506
(Pa t-I)
of
the
IPC.

“Acco di gly,
the
accused
B ij
Bhusha
Sha a
Si gh
sta ds
acquitted
of
all
cha ges
u de
Sectio s
354,
354A,
506
(Pa t-I)
of
the
IPC
a d
the
accused
Vi od
Toma
is
acquitted
of
the
cha ge
u de
Sectio
506
(Pa t-I)
of
the
IPC,”
the
cou t
o de ed.

(With
i puts
f om
ews
age cy
ANI)

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