No more POCSO case against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh


No more POCSO case against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh

 

One of the seven female wrestlers who accused the president of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) and a BJP MP, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, of sexual harassment and stalking has retracted her allegations. The minor's retraction is a significant development in the case. The 17-year-old rape victim has given a new statement under section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure before a magistrate. The statement is considered as evidence in court. A court in India has ruled that statements made under Section 164 of the Criminal Procedure Code cannot be used as evidence in a criminal trial if they are inconsistent with evidence given by the same witness in court. The ruling throws the future of some criminal charges into doubt, as the court will need to decide whether the case can proceed and which statement carries more weight.

 

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