New Delhi, October 26: A Delhi court has acquitted Sarvjeet Singh Bedi -- a 28-year-old Delhi resident -- of all charges after four years. Singh was levelled as an “eve teaser”, and a “pervert” by media channels post a former Delhi University student Jasleen Kaur in 2015 accused him of verbally harassing her at a traffic signal in West Delhi.

Announcing the judgment, Justice MM Sonam Gupta stated, as The Print quotes, "testimony of the complainant is not trustworthy and casts doubt on the case of the prosecution". The court also observed that the prosecution had failed to prove its case beyond any reasonable doubt. It stated, "Benefit of doubt extended to accused. Sarvjeet Singh Bedi is acquitted of all charges." #MeToo in India: 9 Out of 10 Complaints of Sexual Harassment Are True, Why it’s Difficult to Frame False Cases.

Here is Jasleen Kaur social media post 4 years ago:

In the course of this long hearings, Sarvjeet Singh Bedi had been ‘Delhi ka Darinda’ on social media after Kaur post went viral. Following the court judgment, Sarvjeet Singh Bedi took to Facebook to announce his innocence as proven by law.

Here is Saravjeet's Facebook post:

It is to be known that Jasleen Kaur moved to Canada to pursue a career in Human Resources soon after post went viral. Meanwhile, Sarvjeet Singh Bedi had complained that due to allegations he had to appear at a police station every time he needs to leave the city. Singh had also complained to the court that for the last four years, he is trying to get a passport but haven't been able to do so as he had been labelled as "pervert" by Kaur.

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