Rathore challenges conviction in court
January 11th, 2010 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANSChandigarh, Jan 11 (IANS) Former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore’s counsel filed a plea in the court here Monday, challenging his conviction in the Ruchika Girhotra molestation case.
The court will take up his plea Tuesday for hearing.
Rathore was held guilty on Dec 21 last year by a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special court of molesting 15-year-old Ruchika Girhotra in Panchkula town Aug 12, 1990, and was sentenced to a six-month prison term. He was also slapped a fine of Rs.1,000.
However, Rathore was immediately granted bail.
Earlier in the day, the Punjab and Haryana High Court here adjourned the hearing on the anticipatory bail plea filed by Rathore against the two First Information Reports (FIRs) registered against him by the Haryana police.
- Rathore's bail plea hearing adjourned to April 5 - Feb 15, 2010
- Rathore's bail plea hearing adjourned till July 19 - Apr 05, 2010
- High court to take up Rathore's bail plea Tuesday - Jan 11, 2010
- Ruchika molestation case: Supreme Court to hear Rathore's plea - Oct 01, 2010
- High court denies Rathore interim bail - Jan 12, 2010
- Opposing bail, CBI says Rathore can still tamper evidence - Jan 18, 2010
- Ruchika case: Supreme Court grants bail to Rathore (Night Lead) - Nov 11, 2010
- Rathore's bail plea hearing adjourned to July 1 - Jun 29, 2010
- Rathore gets interim bail in Ruchika case (Lead) - Jan 25, 2010
- Unidentified assailant punched and stabbed Rathore, is arrested - Feb 08, 2010
- Ruchika case: Apex court grants bail to Rathore (Second Lead) - Nov 11, 2010
- Rathore bail hearing adjourned till 12.30 p.m. - Jan 01, 2010
- Rathore charged with abetting suicide, arrest imminent (Lead) - Jan 05, 2010
- Haryana police wants Rathore cases to go to CBI - Jan 05, 2010
- Decision on Rathore's bail plea reserved (Lead) - Jan 07, 2010
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