Delhi Court grants interim bail to BJP MP Brij Bhushan Singh in sexual harassment case

BJP MP and former Wrestling Federation of India President, Brij Bhushan Singh, has been granted interim bail by Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court in the sexual harassment case.

The bail was also granted to his co-accused, former assistant secretary of the Wrestling Federation, Vinod Tomar.

Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Harjeet Singh Jaspal made the decision, with the regular bail plea scheduled for a hearing on Thursday.

On July 7, the judge had summoned Brij Bhushan and Tomar, directing them to appear in court on July 18.

Last month, the Delhi Police had filed a chargesheet under Sections 354 (outraging modesty of a woman), 354A (sexually coloured remarks), 354D (stalking) and 506(1) (criminal intimidation) of Indian Penal Code, 1860 against them.

However, a cancellation report was filed in the POCSO case filed by a minor wrestler against Singh.

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