Ram Rahim plea: HC resumes hearing in journo murder case

CHANDIGARH: Citing the “emergence of caller facts”, Punjab and Haryana HC has resumed proceeding successful the Ram Chander Chhatrapati execution case, much than 4 months aft reserving its verdict connected the entreaty filed by Dera Sacha Sauda main Gurmeet Ram Rahim and others.“The appeals person been yet heard connected Sept 25, 2025. However, portion dictating the judgment, immoderate caller facts person emerged, which necessitate further clarification for due adjudication of the matter,” a part seat comprising Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Vikram Aggarwal observed successful its bid released connected Jan 30, portion starting re-hearing of the matter.On Jan 17, 2019, a peculiar CBI tribunal successful Panchkula had sentenced the Dera main and 3 others to beingness imprisonment and imposed a good of Rs 50,000 for the 2002 execution of Sirsa-based writer Ram Chander Chhatrapati, exertion of ‘Poora Sach’ newspaper.The Dera main challenged the condemnation earlier HC, claiming that helium had been falsely implicated by CBI arsenic the archetypal chargesheet against different accused, Nirmal, Kuldeep and Krishan Lal, had already been filed and nary of them had alleged his engagement successful the conspiracy.Counsel for Gurmeet Ram Rahim contended that helium was not named successful the archetypal chargesheet filed by constabulary successful 2002 and that his sanction was included successful it “by mode of revenge”.

“The investigating bureau failed to beryllium that the appellant ever work the said paper (Poora Sach). As per the prosecution’s ain story, it was an evening paper and lone reported quality that had already been published by the greeting newspapers. There was, thus, nary question of the appellant having immoderate grudge against the deceased,” the Dera chief’s petition stated.