Delhi: Kirti Azad, Khanna and Bahadur were granted bail on September 9 last year on a personal bond of Rs 10,000 each and a surety of like amount. Bedi was granted bail subsequently. The court had on July 11 summoned all the four persons as accused after noting that prima facie there was enough material to summon them in the case. Complainant Tejbir Singh had earlier told the court that a media briefing was held by Azad, Bedi, Khanna and Bahadur, in which they had alleged that Rs 25 lakh was paid for the young cricketer’s selection. Full cricket scorecard: India vs Australia, 1st Test at Pune
“They said the allegation has brought disrepute to the player who is performing well and has made it into the playing squad on his own merit,” the counsel had said. He had said that whatever may be the motive of the accused in making the statement, whether for politics or to highlight corruption in DDCA, the young cricketer’s name has been allegedly defamed. “All accused have been members of the Cricket Improvement Committee and in furtherance of conspiracy and in connivance, have committed several offences besides offence of defamation as defined and made punishable under section 499 and 500 of IPC,” the complainant said in the plea.
“Such explicit false imputations and malafide statements have been made with specific intention to defame complainant and his son and with intent to lowering their reputation and esteem in the eyes of the public at large,” it said.
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