New Delhi: A Delhi court today took cognisance of a criminal defamation case filed by an under-19 cricketer's father against BJP's suspended lawmaker Kirti Azad, Bishan Singh Bedi and two others alleging that they had made false statements with "malafide intention" that Rs 25 lakh was paid for his son's selection in a team for Vijay Hazare Trophy.
"Fresh complaint case filed. File perused and cognisance taken. The matter is fixed for recording of pre-summoning evidence on February 22," Metropolitan Magistrate Akash Jain said.
During the brief hearing, counsel appearing for under-19 cricketer Himmat Singh's father Tejbir Singh said that a media briefing was recently held by Mr Azad, former cricketers Mr Bedi and Surender Khanna, and Sameer Bahadur, who is also associated with cricket, in which they had alleged that Rs 25 lakh was paid for the young cricketer's selection.
He further said that whatever may be the motive of the accused in making the statement, whether due to politics or to highlight corruption in Delhi District Cricket Association (DDCA), the young cricketer's name has been allegedly defamed.
The magistrate, however, refused the request for expeditious hearing of the matter, saying that around 4,000 cases are pending in his court and posted the matter for February 22.
"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.
"Fresh complaint case filed. File perused and cognisance taken. The matter is fixed for recording of pre-summoning evidence on February 22," Metropolitan Magistrate Akash Jain said.
During the brief hearing, counsel appearing for under-19 cricketer Himmat Singh's father Tejbir Singh said that a media briefing was recently held by Mr Azad, former cricketers Mr Bedi and Surender Khanna, and Sameer Bahadur, who is also associated with cricket, in which they had alleged that Rs 25 lakh was paid for the young cricketer's selection.
He further said that whatever may be the motive of the accused in making the statement, whether due to politics or to highlight corruption in Delhi District Cricket Association (DDCA), the young cricketer's name has been allegedly defamed.
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The magistrate, however, refused the request for expeditious hearing of the matter, saying that around 4,000 cases are pending in his court and posted the matter for February 22.
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"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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