Wrestlers Protest: What a big relief to Brijbhushan Singh after withdrawing the statement of the minor victim, the legal expert replied

Wrestlers Protest: Expert said that in such cases, the accused gets benefit because the statements of the victim are doubted. The accused will be directly benefited if he retracts his statement in the court.

By: Ankit Gupta

Brij Bhushan Singh Case: Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, BJP MP and President of Wrestling Federation of India, can get a big relief. The sword of arrest was hanging on Brijbhushan on the charges of sexual harassment leveled by female wrestlers, but now his statement has been withdrawn on behalf of the minor female wrestler. After which now the sections of POCSO can be removed from the FIR filed against Singh. Let us understand what will be the effect of the decision of withdrawing the statement of the victim in the case of Brijbhushan Singh.

Case was registered under POCSO

Many female wrestlers have made allegations of sexual harassment and all kinds against BJP MP Brij Bhushan Singh. These included a minor female wrestler, on the basis of whose complaint a case was registered against Singh under POCSO. Now this minor victim has withdrawn her statement. We talked to lawyer Murari Tiwari regarding this matter and understood how this is news of relief for Brij Bhushan.

The accused may benefit

Advocate Murari Tiwari said that in such cases, if the statement of the victim turns hostile, it has a great impact on the case. In such cases, the accused gets an advantage because the statements of the victim are doubted. The lawyer of the accused can take advantage of this in the court.

The lawyer further said, however, the Magistrate in front of whom the statement under section 164 is recorded usually does not hear the entire case. The police make the victim’s statement a part of their charge sheet after getting the victim’s statement recorded in front of the magistrate, then the court before which the entire case is heard decides whether the 164 statement which has been withdrawn should be accepted or not.

Meeting with home minister

That is, overall this is a big relief news for Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, many women wrestlers are protesting against him at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar. They demand that the accused Singh should be arrested as soon as possible. Now Home Minister Amit Shah has also talked to the wrestlers regarding this. After which the matter can be resolved.

Courtesy: ABP News

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