Court Defers Ruchika Case Judgment Till May 25


Chandigarh, May 20 (IANS) The district and sessions court here Thursday deferred its judgment till May 25 in the molestation case of teenager Ruchika Girhotra by disgraced former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore.

Additional District and Sessions Judge Gurbir Singh, who heard the arguments continuously on day-to-day basis for eight days, said the judgment will be pronounced May 25 (next Tuesday).

The order of the court came after Rathore, a former director general of police (DGP) in Haryana, filed a plea January this year challenging his conviction December last year by a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special court here for molesting 15-year-old Ruchika Aug 12, 1990.

Rathore was sentenced to six months' rigorous imprisonment and fined Rs.1,000 by the CBI special court. However, he was immediately granted bail.

Ruchika's father S.C. Girhotra, who was present in the court Thursday, said that he was not disappointed at the judgment being deferred.

"We are not disappointed. It is just a matter of 4-5 days. Justice will be done. Rathore will be punished. There is nothing wrong in the judgment delay. Such things happen in courts. Maybe, the judge wanted more time to write the judgment which should be a long one," he told IANS.

Anand Parkash, main complainant in this case, said: "We are expecting maximum jail-term for Rathore. He deserves no mercy from any quarter and we have full belief in Indian judiciary."

Anand Parkash's daughter Aradhana, who has now migrated to Australia, was the only eyewitness in this case.

The CBI had opposed Rathore's plea and had sought an enhancement of his sentence from six months to the maximum of two years after his conviction.

The CBI special court had held Rathore guilty December last year for molesting Ruchika, a budding tennis player, in Panchkula town nearly two decades ago.

Ruchika committed suicide three years later in Panchkula town, adjoining Chandigarh, following her and her family's continuous harassment by Rathore, a powerful police officer in Haryana.

 

  

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  • Najam Batrekere, Bajpe

    Thu, May 20 2010

    Rathores - One leg is in grave another in on skin of banana!
    He lived his life fully even AFTER 20Years of Crime!
    Even if court Punish him it does not affect at all.

    'Meharbaan - Aate Aate Bahut Deyr Kardi!'

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