Court frames charges against Haryana ex-minister Sandeep Singh: sexual abuse, not rape
According to complainant's counsel, Advocate Deepanshu Bansal the court dismissed their plea to add section 376 (rape) in the case
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The court also dismissed the discharge application filed by Singh, a former Indian hockey captain, Bansal said, added that the court has fixed August 17 as the next date of hearing. (ANI)A court in Chandigarh Monday framed charges against former Haryana minister Sandeep Singh in an alleged sexual harassment case registered against him in 2022 on the complaint of a woman coach.
The court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Rahul Garg framed charges under sections 354 (assault or use of criminal force against a woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 354A (sexual harassment), 354B (assault or criminal force with intent to disrobe), 506 (criminal intimidation) and 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of woman) of the Indian Penal Code.
According to complainant’s counsel, Advocate Deepanshu Bansal the court dismissed their plea to add section 376 (rape) in the case. The court also dismissed the discharge application filed by Singh, a former Indian hockey captain, Bansal said, added that the court has fixed August 17 as the next date of hearing.
Earlier, the Chandigarh Police had opposed the discharge plea filed by Singh, a first-time BJP MLA from Pehowa. The police had said in court that while identifying the scene of crime, the victim was familiar with the place.
Key witnesses had further corroborated that immediately after the incident, she confided in them about being sexually harassed by the accused.
Also, “FSL examination pointed towards an informal relationship between the accused and the victim, going beyond professional conduct,” mentioned the Chandigarh Police reply.
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