The court, in its 14-page order, observed that the accused in the case are ‘very powerful persons’, while the victims are poor and vulnerable and their safety and security should be ensured by the police so that they can depose before it without any fear.
‘A copy of the order to be sent to the DCP, New Delhi, to provide protection to the principal witnesses, Rampal and Meena, till the recording of their evidence is concluded,’ the court said. The court added, ‘Dhananjay Singh is in a commanding and formidable position to misuse the benefit of bail’.
Metropolitan magistrate Gomati Manocha said, ‘In view of the previous conducts and antecedents of accused Dhananjay Singh, he does not deserve any leniency by this court. Keeping circumstance of the case in mind, the court is not inclined to grant bail to him.’
The magistrate also added, ‘After the commission of the offence, the accused Dhananjay Singh also allegedly sent Meena to the house of one of his relatives or friends in order to prevent her from making any statement to the police.’ The court has remanded the accused to 14-day judicial custody till 3 December.
Countering claims of the MP’s need to perform his duties as a public servant, the court said, ‘Being a MP, he has stated in his bail application that he has to perform his constitutional duties towards the people of his constituency. This is in stark contrast to his encouragement and active involvement in the grossest violation of rights of the poor helpless victims in his house.’
Dhananjay’s inability to immediately inform the police about the incident also played a part in the court’s decision.
‘Even if the contention of the accused that he was in Jaunpur at the time of the incident is taken on face value, then also his conduct in choosing not to inform the police immediately and informing them only after 8-10 hours clearly speaks volumes about his conduct. The accused had also never cared to inform the police about the constant torture meted out by his wife in his house to the victims over a long period of time,’ the court said.
The court in its order also mentioned the list of cases, provided by police, filed against Dhananjay according to which out of 31 cases, only two are pending adjudication while in other cases either he has been acquitted or discharged.
‘A copy of the order to be sent to the DCP, New Delhi, to provide protection to the principal witnesses, Rampal and Meena, till the recording of their evidence is concluded,’ the court said. The court added, ‘Dhananjay Singh is in a commanding and formidable position to misuse the benefit of bail’.
Metropolitan magistrate Gomati Manocha said, ‘In view of the previous conducts and antecedents of accused Dhananjay Singh, he does not deserve any leniency by this court. Keeping circumstance of the case in mind, the court is not inclined to grant bail to him.’
The magistrate also added, ‘After the commission of the offence, the accused Dhananjay Singh also allegedly sent Meena to the house of one of his relatives or friends in order to prevent her from making any statement to the police.’ The court has remanded the accused to 14-day judicial custody till 3 December.
Countering claims of the MP’s need to perform his duties as a public servant, the court said, ‘Being a MP, he has stated in his bail application that he has to perform his constitutional duties towards the people of his constituency. This is in stark contrast to his encouragement and active involvement in the grossest violation of rights of the poor helpless victims in his house.’
Dhananjay’s inability to immediately inform the police about the incident also played a part in the court’s decision.
‘Even if the contention of the accused that he was in Jaunpur at the time of the incident is taken on face value, then also his conduct in choosing not to inform the police immediately and informing them only after 8-10 hours clearly speaks volumes about his conduct. The accused had also never cared to inform the police about the constant torture meted out by his wife in his house to the victims over a long period of time,’ the court said.
The court in its order also mentioned the list of cases, provided by police, filed against Dhananjay according to which out of 31 cases, only two are pending adjudication while in other cases either he has been acquitted or discharged.