Overview
- Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav issued the August 27 order while hearing an appeal by trainer Nitin Saini of Meerut.
- He directed the Brahmpuri police investigating officer to file a personal affidavit on the gym’s registration, Saini’s arrest status, and whether female trainers are employed.
- According to the FIR, a woman alleged Saini used a caste-based slur on April 29, 2024, pushed her, and forced her to leave the gym.
- The complainant also told police he made obscene videos of her friend and had been sending the material to her for six to seven months.
- Police booked Saini under the SC/ST Act and IPC, and the court said the allegations may also attract IPC Sections 354 and 504 ahead of the September 8 hearing.