Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh granted bail in wrestlers' sexual harassment case

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 wrestlersThe court also allowed the bail application of suspended Wrestling Federation of India WFI assistant secretary Vinod TomarldquoI am granting bail on a bond of Rs 25000 each with certain conditionsrdquo Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Harjeet Singh Jaspal saidThe metropolitan court directed the accused not to leave the country without its prior permission and not offer any inducement to witnesses in the caseThe Delhi Police had filed a charge sheet against the sixtime 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 IPCAlso Read Full details of Delhi Polices 1000page chargesheet against Brij Bhushan Sharan SinghThe court had earlier in the day reserved its order on the bail applications of Singh and TomarThe judge reserved the order after hearing arguments by the counsel for the accused the prosecution as well as the complainantsDuring 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 grantedWhen the court asked the prosecutor if he was opposing the bail application he said ldquoI am neither opposing nor supportingrdquoldquoApplication should be dealt as per law and the order passed by the courtrdquo he told the courtThe counsel appearing for the complainants opposed the application saying the accused was very influentialldquoBail 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 thoughrdquo he told the courtThe counsel for the accused told the court that he will abide by all conditionsldquoNo threat etc will take place Law is very clear He should be granted bail I am undertaking to abide by conditionsrdquo the defence counsel told the courtThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever