The APP also argued that in order to attract the section on sexual harassment, intention is not required and merely knowledge is sufficient.It was submitted by Additional Public Prosecutor (APP) Atul Srivastava, representing the Police, that the accused Brij Bhushan’s statement which contended that he was acting in a fatherly manner while checking the breathing patterns of female wrestlers pointing out that he was aware of his act.The sexual harassment case against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, a six-time MP, was moved by a group of woman wrestlers followed by massive protests backed by the country’s top wrestlers including Olympic medallists like Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat, and Bajrang Punia.The city police had filed a charge sheet in the case against Singh, a six-time MP, on June 15, 2023 under sections 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 354-A (sexual harassment), 354-D (stalking) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code.Singh had argued “material contradictions” in prosecution witnesses, saying it can take the case away from “grave suspicion” to only “mere suspicion.”
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