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MP High Court Dismisses PIL Against Kamal Nath and Govind Singh Over Honeytrap CD

Courts are barred from acting on allegations rooted solely in media reports in the absence of substantive evidence or affidavits, with the SIT-led trial progressing separately.

During the hearing, the court questioned the petitioner’s lawyer about the basis of these claims
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Overview

  • A division bench of Justices Vivek Rusia and Binod Kumar Dwivedi dismissed Bhupendra Singh Kushwaha’s 2023 PIL on July 10, citing lack of substantive proof.
  • The petition alleged that Kamal Nath and Govind Singh publicly claimed possession of the honeytrap CD and should surrender it to the Special Investigation Team.
  • The court ruled that allegations based only on media reports and without any affidavits fail to meet the legal threshold for judicial cognizance.
  • The SIT-led trial, launched after a December 2019 chargesheet, continues to probe the human-trafficking–driven honeytrap and blackmail operation.
  • Police had arrested five women and their driver in September 2019 after hidden-camera videos were used to extort affluent and high-ranking individuals.