Ryan case: Punjab & Haryana HC grants interim bail to Pinto family till Dec 5

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New Delhi: The Punjab and Haryana Court on Saturday granted interim bail to the Ryan International School founders, staying the arrest orders in connection with the Pradhyumn murder case.

The interim bail has been permitted to the Pinto family till December 5.

The court has asked the CBI to submit a report on the matter on December 5.

"High Court Justice Surinder Gupta today granted interim bail to them (the three trustees) till December 5," Arshdeep Singh Cheema, who along with Sandeep Kapur, appeared for the Pinto family told PTI.

The court has also asked the Pinto family to join the investigation whenever called by the CBI.

"The CBI has also been asked by the high court to submit a report in this matter on December 5," said Cheema.

Earlier on September 28, the High Court had stayed the arrest of the Ryan group trustees, who had sought anticipatory bail.

Ryan Pinto along with his parents had appealed to the High Court on September 16 and sought anticipatory bail regarding Pradhyumn's murder.

Class 2 student Pradhuman Thakur was found with his throat slit in a school washroom on September 8. 

Following the incident, the schoolbus conductor Ashok Kumar was arrested.

There was nation-wide outrage over the child's killing and allegations were levelled against the school management also.

On September 25, the High Court had impleaded CBI as a respondent in a petition seeking bail for the three Ryan International Group trustees.

The Haryana government had earlier recommended a CBI probe in the matter. The premier investigating agency took over the case on September 22.

(With PTI inputs)