High court to take up Rathore’s bail plea Tuesday
January 11th, 2010 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANSChandigarh, Jan 11 (IANS) The Punjab and Haryana High Court will hear Tuesday the anticipatory bail plea of former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore in connection with the fresh cases registered against him.
On Monday, Justice Sabina adjourned to Tuesday the hearing on the anticipatory bail plea of Rathore following the filing of two new First Information Reports (FIRs) Dec 29.
Rathore’s wife and counsel Abha Rathore had moved the high court seeking anticipatory bail after the Panchkula district court dismissed the plea Friday.
Arguing the case Monday, Abha Rathore claimed police had registered fresh FIRs against Rathore due to media pressure.
“Media has taken everything in their hands and they are running their own trial in this case,” she said.
“Rathore has undergone heart surgery and he is also not keeping good health, therefore we want court to give him anticipatory bail,” she added.
Two new FIRs were registered against Rathore Dec 29, including charges like attempt to murder, criminal intimidation, forging evidence, wrongful confinement, fabricating false evidence and criminal conspiracy. Rathore was also charged Jan 5 with abetting the suicide Ruchika Girhotra, the teenager he had molested.
A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court here Dec 21 held Rathore guilty of molesting 15-year-old Ruchika in Panchkula town Aug 12, 1990 and sentenced him to a six-month prison term.
The budding tennis player had committed suicide three years after the incident.
- Rathore's bail plea hearing adjourned till July 19 - Apr 05, 2010
- Opposing bail, CBI says Rathore can still tamper evidence - Jan 18, 2010
- Hearing on fresh cases against Rathore adjourned till Aug 9 - Jul 19, 2010
- High court denies Rathore interim bail - Jan 12, 2010
- Rathore's bail plea hearing adjourned to April 5 - Feb 15, 2010
- Rathore gets interim bail in Ruchika case (Lead) - Jan 25, 2010
- Rathore's anticipatory bail plea dismissed - Jan 08, 2010
- Rathore's bail plea rejected, arrest possible any time (Lead) - Jan 08, 2010
- Decision on Rathore's bail plea reserved (Lead) - Jan 07, 2010
- Rathore charged with abetting suicide, arrest imminent (Lead) - Jan 05, 2010
- Judge reserves decision on Rathore bail plea (Second Lead) - Dec 30, 2009
- Rathore challenges conviction in court - Jan 11, 2010
- Haryana police wants Rathore cases to go to CBI - Jan 05, 2010
- Complainant opposes Rathore's bail, seeks judicial probe - Nov 11, 2010
- Haryana court refuses interim bail to Rathore (Fourth Lead) - Dec 30, 2009
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