{"id":57247,"date":"2019-08-22T19:15:26","date_gmt":"2019-08-22T13:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/?p=57247"},"modified":"2019-08-22T19:15:26","modified_gmt":"2019-08-22T13:45:26","slug":"court-dismisses-plea-for-addition-of-charges-against-expelled-bjp-mla-accused-in-unnao-rape-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/court-dismisses-plea-for-addition-of-charges-against-expelled-bjp-mla-accused-in-unnao-rape-case","title":{"rendered":"Court Dismisses Plea for Addition of Charges Against Expelled BJP MLA Accused in Unnao Rape Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Wednesday, a\u00a0Delhi Court dismissed a plea for addition of charges in the Unnao rape case against expelled BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, who has been accused of sexually assaulting a minor in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>The Mother of rape survivor\u00a0had sought that fresh charges under sections 376(2)(f) &amp; (k) (penetrative sexual assault by a person in a position of trust &amp; control over the woman) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) be invoked against the accused.<\/p>\n<p>District Judge Dharmesh Sharma said there was no merit in the plea moved by the counsel of the rape survivor &amp; her family.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/BJP-MLA-Sengar.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" data-attachment-id=\"57083\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/unnao-court-frames-charges-of-rape-against-expelled-bjp-mla-kuldeep-sengar\/bjp-mla-sengar\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/BJP-MLA-Sengar.jpg?fit=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"300,168\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"BJP MLA Sengar\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/BJP-MLA-Sengar.jpg?fit=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-57083\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/BJP-MLA-Sengar.jpg?resize=300%2C168&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/BJP-MLA-Sengar.jpg?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/BJP-MLA-Sengar.jpg?resize=150%2C84&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>If the charge as sought by the victim&#8217;s family was added, it would have led to a severe punishment on conviction \u2014 imprisonment for the remainder of a person&#8217;s natural life.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, the Court examined one more witness,\u00a0during the in-camera trial,\u00a0the sixth person to be examined since the trial began in the national capital from Aug\u00a016.<\/p>\n<p>The court put up the matter for further hearing on Aug 26.<\/p>\n<p>Charges\u00a0framed against Sengar &amp; co-accused Shashi Singh earlier by the Court were under sections 376(1) (rape), 363 (kidnapping), 366 (kidnapping or inducing a woman to compel for marriage etc.), 120B (criminal conspiracy) &amp; 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) &amp; sections 5(c) &amp; 6 (penetrative sexual assault by a public servant) of the POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I find no merit in the present application. Firstly, the application has not been supported by the CBI. Moreover, since a specific charge under section 5(c) of the POCSO Act has already been framed, I do not see how sections 376(2)(f) &amp; (k) of the IPC become applicable merely because Sengar is a &#8216;public servant&#8217;,&#8221; the Judge said in Wednesday&#8217;s\u00a0order.<\/p>\n<p>Life imprisonment is the maximum punishment\u00a0for the offences entailed, which may not necessarily mean for the remainder of the convict&#8217;s natural life.<\/p>\n<p>The plea had been opposed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), saying since charges were already framed against Sengar, the new provisions were not applicable.<\/p>\n<p>The plea had said section 376(2)(f) of the IPC applied as being the local MLA, Sengar was in a position of trust or authority as the rape survivor was a voter in the area.<\/p>\n<p>Charges should also be framed under section 376(2)(k) of the IPC as the legislator was also in a position of control or dominance over the girl or her family members since they were voters of his constituency, the plea further said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Wednesday, a\u00a0Delhi Court dismissed a plea for addition of charges in the Unnao rape case against expelled BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, who has been accused of sexually assaulting a minor in 2017. 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