Ruchika case: Rathore denied bail

Last Updated: Friday, June 04, 2010, 13:29

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Tags: Ruchika Girhotra, SPS Rathore, Molestation

Chandigarh: Former Haryana police chief SPS Rathore, convicted for molesting teenager Ruchika Girhotra in 1990, will continue to be in jail till at least June 29, with the Punjab and Haryana High Court Friday adjourning his bail plea and revision petition.

The vacation bench of the High Court said the case would now be taken up by another appropriate bench June 29. Till then, his bail plea would remain pending in the court.

"The high court has adjourned this case till June 29. Now it would be taken up for regular direct hearing before another bench. The court has also summoned the entire trial court's record for the scrutiny," Ajay Kaushik, a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) lawyer said.

"Rathore has to remain in jail till June 29. In between, he cannot apply for bail in any other court as his case is pending in the high court," he added.

According to sources in the Burail jail here, Rathore, 68, is sharing a cell with seven other prisoners, most of whom are convicted cops. He is treated like any other ordinary convict and no VIP treatment is extended to him.

Many dreaded criminals, including terrorists Jagtar Singh Hawara and Paramjit Singh Bheora, convicted for assassinating Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh in 1995, are also lodged in the Burail jail.

The former director general of police was convicted for molesting Ruchika Girhotra in 1990 in neighbouring Panchkula town. She committed suicide three years later.

Rathore was sentenced to 18 months rigorous imprisonment by the district and sessions court here.

His wife and counsel Abha Rathore had May 26 filed a bail petition and a revision petition against the court verdict that enhanced Rathore's sentence to 18 months from the six months given by the CBI court earlier.

They had sought the bail on medical grounds, saying Rathore had undergone a heart bypass surgery and required medical attention.

The high court had then issued notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) seeking its reply on the matter.

IANS

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First Published: Friday, June 04, 2010, 13:29

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viggen - USA
oh! no big deal! rathore will run for rajya sabha election on congress ticket, and win from his jail cell. just keep watching!!

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ASHOK SEHGAL - CHANDIGARH
the case of rathore should be decided at the earliest. keeping the case pending for so many years itself is a torture. the working system of judiciary should be that all types of cases where the sentence is not more than three years should be decided in a six months and the cases where the sentence is from three to seven years the cases should be decided in one years and inthe case of sentence more than seven years the cases should be decided in a one and half years it gives a good message to public in democratic state and the image of judiciary in the eyes of general public will be highly placed and the persons facing trial also feels a sigh of relief to get justice.

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Dharmendra Goel - panchkula
well this gentlemen sri sps rathore has disgraced his high rank, and put the entire police system in utter contempt. such disgraceful persons must be behind clink for life!

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Dinesh - USA
i feel `` pity `` for mr rathore. he must be feeling `` bored ``, alone sitting in the cell. rathore must file a petition to hc to send his co officers, choutala and other politicians to accompany him in jail for life.

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Rajeev - HARTFORD
so justice is being served? glad to see good people winning.

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George - Bangalore
how is that he gets only 18 months prison time. isn`t rape supposed to have around 7 years prison time. looks like they are letting him off with that proverbial slap on the wrist - and that too after 20 years!

it`s not the rape that concerns me (sad as that may be) as much, but the lack of a functioning justice system and even more - the lack of willpower of our politicians to do something about a broken justice system. in fact, they fully connive to keep it broken since they are the prime beneficiaries of such a system.

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PP TALWAR - India
in an apt judgement the honb,le punjab & haryana high court has denied bail to the disgraced molestor former dgp, haryana sps rathore who is now in chandigarh jail after the enhancement of his sentence from six moths to 18 months ri. since no one is above the law and our judiciary being supreme, let the law take its own course