The cross-examination of a key witness has concluded in the Model Code of Conduct violation case against AAP MP Sanjay Singh in Uttar Pradesh, with the next hearing set for May 21.
The cross-examination of a prosecution witness was completed on Thursday in a Model Code of Conduct violation case involving AAP MP Sanjay Singh in an MP-MLA court in this Uttar Pradesh district, with the next hearing scheduled for May 21.
During Thursday's hearing, the statement of constable Pankaj Kumar was recorded and the defence also completed his cross-examination, lawyers said.
According to the prosecution, Kumar was accompanying then Station House Officer Praveen Singh at the time of the alleged incident.
Defence counsel Madan Pratap Singh said the case was registered at Bandhua Kala police station and the trial is currently underway in the MP-MLA court.
He said most of the evidence in the case has already been recorded and the process of examination and cross-examination of the witness was completed on Thursday.
The court has fixed May 21 for the next hearing, when the remaining evidence will be presented, he added.
The case pertains to an election meeting allegedly held without permission in Hasanpur village under the Bandhua Kala police station area during the three-tier Uttar Pradesh panchayat polls on April 13, 2021.
Police had alleged that the meeting, organised in support of district panchayat member candidate Salma Begum, had violated the Model Code of Conduct.
A case was registered against Singh, 12 named and 45 unidentified workers of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
After investigation, police chargesheeted 11 persons, including Maqsood Ansari, Salim Ansari and Jagdish Yadav.
The other accused had already secured bail.
The court had earlier issued a bailable warrant against Singh, a Rajya Sabha MP, over his repeated absence.
Singh surrendered before the court in July 2024 and was released on two sureties and a personal bond.