Rathore’s appeal dismissed in Ruchika molestation case
September 1st, 2010 - 5:26 pm ICT by IANSChandigarh, Sep 1 (IANS) The Punjab and Haryana High Court Wednesday dismissed an appeal of disgraced former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore against his conviction and sentence of 18 months’ jail by a court here in the 1990 Ruchika Girhotra molestation case.
The high court, in a stinging remark, said that Rathore’s conduct was “shameful” and he did not deserve any leniency.
Rathore has been in Chandigarh’s high-security Burail jail for the last 100 days.
Rathore, 68, was sentenced to 18 months’ rigorous imprisonment by the district and sessions court of Chandigarh May 25 and he had filed a revision petition challenging the sentence.
- Rathore's plea against jail for molesting Ruchika dismissed (Lead) - Sep 01, 2010
- Rathore's bail plea hearing adjourned to July 1 - Jun 29, 2010
- Hearing adjourned on Rathore plea till Friday - Jul 01, 2010
- Rathore's parole plea rejected - Sep 04, 2010
- High court reserves decision on Rathore's revision petition - Aug 10, 2010
- Apex court grants bail to Rathore in molestation case (Lead) - Nov 11, 2010
- Rathore's bail plea adjourned till June 29 - Jun 04, 2010
- Complainant opposes Rathore's bail, seeks judicial probe - Nov 11, 2010
- CBI wants to close two cases against Rathore - Nov 10, 2010
- Court to hear Rathore's plea daily (Lead) - Jul 01, 2010
- Rathore seeks bail from high court - May 26, 2010
- Tainted cop Rathore's bail plea adjourned till June 29 (Second Lead) - Jun 04, 2010
- Decision on Rathore's bail plea again deferred - Jun 03, 2010
- Ruchika case: Apex court grants bail to Rathore (Second Lead) - Nov 11, 2010
- Rathore walks out of jail, smile still intact (Lead) - Nov 12, 2010
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