Punjab and Haryana High Court today adjourned till Monday the hearing on the anticipatory bail petition of former Haryana DGP SPS Rathore and his plea for quashing of the charge of abetment to suicide in the Ruchika molestation case. The hearing was adjourned by Justice Sabina after hearing arguments of Rathore's lawyer-wife Abha on certain technical issues. On January 12, the court had posted for today, arguments on the petitions of the former IPS officer. The CBI also took over the probe into the three fresh FIRs against Rathore, who got away with a lighter sentence of six-month imprisonment awarded by the CBI court.Justice Sabina had issued notice to CBI regarding stay in the event of Rathore's arrest after the investigating agency had sought a week's time to file its reply on his anticipatory bail plea in the fresh FIRs accusing the former top cop of serious criminal charges in the Ruchika case.
News On AIR | January 18, 2010 1:06 PM
Hearing on Rathore's bail petition adjourned till January 25