Chandigarh, Oct 28: The hearing of the criminal suit against Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh, filed last year by Rajya Sabha member Sukhbir Singh Badal, was today adjourned to December 05 as Chief Judicial Magistrate C L Mohal was on leave. Badal, the son of former Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, was present in the court.

The junior Badal had filed the criminal complaint against Capt Amarinder Singh, on January 29, 2002, for defaming him through the publication of advertisements in newspapers during the campaign for Punjab Assembly elections.

Besides this, the Punjab Chief Minister is facing a defamation case which has been filed by former Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal under Section 499, 500 IPC.
The court had granted regular bail to the chief minister in the defamation case on October 22, marking December 03 as the next date of hearing.

Bureau Report