Special Judge Dig Vinay Singh of Rouse Avenue Courts had issued notice to Singh on September 28, 2026.

The wrestlers have challenged the order passed by Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) on August 03, arguing that it is unsustainable in law and is founded on a manifestly erroneous and selective appreciation of the evidence on record.

The appeal contends that the impugned order proceeds on conjectures and surmises, fails to apply binding and well-settled principles of law, and, in material part, rests its reasoning on “archaic and stereotypical assumptions” about the “expected” behaviour of victims of sexual assault and harassment, rather than on a fair, evidence-based assessment after taking into account the circumstances of the victims.

Vide the impugned order, the ACJM had cited victims' prolonged silence, continued cordial relations with the accused, and contradictions in testimony as circumstances that created reasonable doubt about the prosecution case.

It was observed that there were many photographs on record to show that Singh was even invited to family functions and wedding ceremonies by the victims.

The Court had also said that it was understandable, as alleged, that Singh, being the then WFI President, would have spoiled the careers of the women wrestlers if they had made a complaint against him; however, it was not at all understandable as to why cordial relations were maintained by them with him for years.

The ACJM had acquitted Singh of the charges under Sections 354, 354A and 506(Part-I) of the Indian Penal Code, observing that the prosecution failed to establish the allegations against him beyond reasonable doubt.