Himachal Pradesh HC restrains woman complainant in gang rape case from making statements beyond judicial order
Haryana BJP president Mohan Lal Badoli is an accused in the alleged gang rape case. The FIR against Badoli and singer Jai Bhagwan alias Rocky Mittal was lodged in December last year.
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Notices on behalf of the State of Himachal Pradesh and SP Solan were accepted by Additional Advocate General Pushpinder Jaswal. (File Photo)A single-judge bench of the Himachal Pradesh High Court has instructed the complainant woman in the alleged gang rape case against Haryana BJP president Mohan Lal Badoli to refrain from making any public statements beyond what has already been stated in judicial proceedings.
Justice Ajay Mohan Goel, while hearing a petition filed by Badoli, also issued notices to the Himachal Pradesh Police, the Solan superintendent of police (SP), and two other respondents, directing them to submit their replies by the next date of hearing, which has been fixed for July 28.
Issuing the directions on July 22, the court stated, “Notice in above terms. In the interregnum, though the court is not restraining respondent number 5 (complainant against the petitioner), in terms of the prayers made in the application praying for interim relief, however, it is ordered that till the next date of hearing, respondent number-5 shall refrain from making any statements beyond the judicial orders that have been passed by the court.”
Advocate Veer Bahadur Verma, representing Badoli, said, “We approached the High Court seeking relief as the complainant continued to make damaging public statements after every minor development in the lower court. We are not opposed to the legal process, but we were concerned about the petitioner’s reputation. The court accepted our plea, and the next hearing has been scheduled for Monday.”
Notices on behalf of the State of Himachal Pradesh and SP Solan were accepted by Additional Advocate General Pushpinder Jaswal.
On July 15, the district and sessions court in Solan allowed a revision petition challenging an earlier order of the Kasauli court, which had accepted a cancellation report filed by Kasauli police in the gang rape case against Badoli and singer Jai Bhagwan alias Rocky Mittal. The sessions court also directed the complainant to appear before the Kasauli court on July 30.
The FIR against Badoli and Mittal was registered on December 13, 2024, under sections 376(D) (gang rape) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code. The cancellation report, citing a lack of sufficient evidence, had been accepted by the Kasauli court on March 12, prompting the complainant to file a revision petition before the Solan court.
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