New Delhi Dec 21 PTI A Delhi court framed charges on Tuesday against four people including the truck driver in the 2019 accident case of the Unnao rape survivor in which former MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar and five others were discharged on MondayAdditional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ravindra Kumar Pandey put Ashish Kumar Pal the truck driver Vinod Mishra Haripal Singh and Naveen Singh on trial as there were sufficient evidence against themThe court passed the order after the accused pleaded not guilty and claimed trialAccused Ashish Kumar Pal is directed to be charged for offence punishable under sections 304A causing death by negligence 338 causing grievous hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others 279 rash driving on a public way of the IPC and accused Vinod Mishra Haripal Singh and Naveen Singh are directed to be separately charged for offence punishable under section 506ii threat to cause death read with section 34 common intention of the IPC the court saidAccording to the prosecution the truck rammed into the vehicle in which the Unnao rape survivor was travelling to Rae Bareli with her two aunts and lawyer in July 2019While her aunts succumbed to their injuries the rape survivor and her lawyer were grievously injuredThe court discharged Sengar Komal Singh Arun Singh Gyanendra Singh Rinku Singh and Awdesh Singh in the case on Monday observing that prima facie there was no evidence against themIn its order passed on Monday the court noted that the chargesheet did not mention any record or evidence regarding a criminal conspiracy between the accused persons ordered to be put on trial with SengarIt also noted that Sengar was in judicial custody during the period when threats were allegedly given to the rape survivor and her family members The prosecution case was that the former MLA conspired with the other accused to issue threats to the rape survivor and her family members and he himself had not threatened them the court saidOn August 1 2019 the Supreme Court transferred the case to Delhi from a trial court in Uttar PradeshOn December 20 2019 Sengar was sentenced to jail for the remainder of his natural biological life in a separate case for raping the minor in 2017On March 4 2020 Sengar his brother and five others were also convicted for the death of the rape survivors father in judicial custody and were sentenced to 10 years in jail PTI UK RC

New Delhi Dec 21 PTI A Delhi court has discharged former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Senger and five others in the 2019 accident case of Unnao rape survivor saying that prima facie no charges are made out against him Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ravindra Kumar Pandey discharged the accused observing that prima facie there is no evidence against the accused persons -- Senger Komal Singh Arun Singh Gyanendra Singh Rinku Singh and Awdesh Singh The court however ordered framing of charges against four other accused --Ashish Kumar Pal Vinod Mishra Haripal Singh and Naveen Singh -- as there was prima facie sufficient evidence against them In its order passed on Monday the court noted that the charge sheet did not find mention of any record or evidence regarding the criminal conspiracy between the accused persons ordered to be put on trial with the accused Sengar Accused Ashish Kumar Pal is directed to be charged for offence punishable under section 304-A causing death by negligence 338 causing grievous hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others 279 rash driving on a public way of IPC and accused Vinod Mishra Haripal Singh and Naveen Singh are directed to be separately charged for offence punishable under section 506ii threat to cause death of IPC read with Section 34 common intention of IPC the court said According to the prosecution a truck rammed into the vehicle in which the Unnao rape victim was travelling to Rae Bareli with her two aunts and lawyer in July 2019 While her aunts succumbed to their injuries the rape survivor and her lawyer were grievously injured The order also noted that Sengar was in judicial custody during the period when the alleged threat was extended to the victim or her family members Admittedly the case of prosecution was that he conspired with the other accused to extend the threat to the victim or her family members and he himself not extended any threat the court said On August 1 2019 the Supreme Court transferred the case to Delhi from a trial court in Uttar Pradesh Besides on December 20 2019 Sengar was sentenced to jail for the remainder of his natural biological life in a separate case for raping the minor in 2017 On March 4 2020 Sengar his brother and five others were also convicted for the death of the rape survivors father in judicial custody and were sentenced to 10 years imprisonment PTI UK SA

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