India, July 31 -- The Delhi High Court has refused to quash the charges framed against suspended Delhi government official Premoday Khakha in a case involving allegations of sexual assault and molestation of a 16-year-old girl.

The case had stemmed from a complaint filed by the minor in August 2023, alleging that Khakha had sexually assaulted her multiple times between November 2020 and January 2021, when she was in his care at his residence in Burari. She further alleged that she had revealed about the same to family members. Khakha's wife, she alleged, subsequently administered abortion pills to her for terminating a pregnancy.

The trial court in September and October last year framed charges against the former officer under various p...