No purpose will be served by taking Brij Bhushan in custody at this stage: Delhi court order

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Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh were «serious» but no purpose will be served by taking him in custody at this stage, a Delhi court order released on Friday said. The court on Thursday granted regular bail to Singh, a six-time BJP MP, and also allowed the bail application of suspended Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) assistant secretary Vinod Tomar. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Harjeet Singh Jaspal made the observations in his nine-page order passed on Thursday, which was made available on Friday. In the order, the judge said, «In the instant case, the allegations are serious. In my view, the seriousness of the allegations, no doubt, is one of the relevant considerations while considering bail applications but it is not the only test or the factor to decide the same. When the undertrial prisoners are detained in jail for an indefinite period, Article 21 (right to life and personal liberty) of the Constitution is violated.» «In the matter at hand, in my considered opinion, at this stage, no purpose will be served by taking the accused persons in custody, at this stage,» he said.

Delhi court grants bail to Brij Bhushan and Vinod Tomar in wrestler's sexual harassment case

The court noted that Singh and Tomar were accused of molestation/sexual assault, which carried a maximum punishment of seven years imprisonment. The judge further noted that the accused were not arrested during the investigation and as per the police report, they cooperated in the investigation. «At no stage, the Investigating Agency, speaking through the Additional Public Prosecutor, has expressed its apprehension that the accused persons are abusing their positions or are making attempts to tamper with evidence,» the judge