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Court Gives Brij Bhushan Time to Answer Wrestlers’ Appeal
A court in Delhi is considering an appeal by four women wrestlers.
They are challenging the decision to acquit Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in a sexual harassment case.
The case was brought by six women wrestlers.
A magistrate acquitted Singh on August 3, citing a lack of evidence.
Singh has been given time to send a response to the appeal.
The court will hear the matter again on October 28.
Delhi Police has not yet decided whether it will file its own appeal.
The wrestlers say the earlier decision misread the evidence and the law.
The court said future arguments will be held privately.
A Delhi court gave Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh time to respond to four women wrestlers’ appeal against his acquittal.
The court set October 28 as the next hearing date.
Delhi Police told the court it had not decided whether to appeal and requested 15 days to report its decision.
The acquittal was issued by a magistrate on August 3 in a sexual harassment case brought by six women wrestlers.
The wrestlers’ appeal argues that the acquittal misjudged the evidence and did not follow established legal principles.
- Who
- Former Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and four women wrestlers who appealed his acquittal.
- What
- A Delhi court granted Singh time to reply to the appeal challenging his acquittal in a sexual harassment case.
- Where
- A Delhi court, India.
- When
- Friday; the next hearing is scheduled for October 28. The year is not stated.
- Why
- The wrestlers are challenging the acquittal, arguing it was based on a flawed assessment of evidence and law.
Wrestlers’ Appeal
Acquittal Decision
Assessment of evidence
Wrestlers’ Appeal
The wrestlers argue the acquittal relied on a manifestly erroneous and selective assessment of the evidence.
Acquittal Decision
The magistrate acquitted Singh, citing a lack of evidence.
Legal basis
Wrestlers’ Appeal
The appeal says the acquittal relied on conjecture and failed to apply binding legal principles.
Acquittal Decision
The acquittal stands as the magistrate court’s decision unless changed on appeal.
Key facts
- Next hearing
- October 28
- Acquittal date
- August 3
- Appealing wrestlers
- Four women wrestlers
- Complainants in original case
- Six women wrestlers
- Delhi Police update
- It has not decided whether to appeal and requested 15 days to inform the court.
- Future arguments
- The judge said arguments will be held in camera.
Sources
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