Poonam Singhal, Additional District Judge and Special Judge POCSO Act First, in Badaun, Uttar Pradesh, has issued notices against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and Udit Raj.
Badaun: Additional District Judge and Special Judge POCSO Act First, Poonam Singhal, in Badaun, has issued notices against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and Udit Raj. Both Rahul Gandhi and Udit Raj have been ordered to appear in court on January 29, either in person or through their lawyer.
The court issued this order while hearing a criminal revision petition filed by advocate Jai Singh Sagar in the case of objectionable remarks made by Congress leader and former MP Udit Raj against the BSP supremo.
According to advocate Jai Singh Sagar, on February 16, 2025, Congress leader and former MP Udit Raj made objectionable statements against BSP supremo Mayawati and even talked about killing her. In this regard, an application was filed in the MP-MLA court the next day, February 17, to file a case. The MP-MLA court dismissed it, stating that the incident took place in Delhi.
After this, advocate Jai Singh Sagar filed a criminal revision petition in the District Judge’s court on August 25, 2025. The case was then transferred to the Additional District Judge and Special Judge POCSO Act court. Since then, the hearing in this case has been ongoing.
In this case, Additional District Judge and POCSO Act First, Poonam Singhal, has issued notices to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, son of late Rajiv Gandhi, resident of 10, Delhi district, and Udit Raj, son of late Kallan, 192 North Avenue, near RML Hospital. In the notice, January 29 has been fixed as the date for both leaders to present their side, and they have been ordered to present their case either in person or through their lawyer.
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