MPs-MLAs Court Slaps ₹1,000 Cost On Digvijaya Singh In Defamation Case
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The special designated MPs-MLAs court of Bhopal on Thursday slapped a cost of Rs 1,000 on Congress leader Digvijaya Singh in a criminal defamation case filed by BJP leader VD Sharma after the former called the latter a middleman in the Vyapam recruitment and admission scam. Sharma filed a criminal defamation case against Singh in 2014. Singh had alleged that Sharma acted…
Bhopal's special designated MPs-MLAs court imposed a fine of ₹1,000 on Congress leader Digvijaya Singh in a defamation case filed by BJP leader VD Sharma. The charge stems from Singh's 2014 allegation that Sharma acted as a middleman in the Vyapam recruitment and admission scam. Singh had accused Sharma of being involved in the infamous Vyapam recruitment scam.
The court formally framed charges against Singh under IPC sections 499 and 500. Singh's legal representative explained that the cost is for covering expenses of witnesses who were unable to cross-examine due to Singh's lawyer being occupied with another case. Sharma's lawyer, however, urged the court to ensure cross-examination during the next hearing.
The District Public Prosecutor Officer (DPO) noted that Singh's lawyer failed to appear in court for cross-examination, leading to the imposition of the fine.
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