Rathore's plea for early hearing rejected

The district and sessions court in Haryana today rejected a plea of Abha Rathore, wife and counsel of disgraced former Haryana top cop SPS Rathore convicted in the Ruchika Girhotra molestation case, for early hearing of his anticipatory bail application.

The district and sessions court in Haryana on Thursday rejected a plea of Abha Rathore, wife and counsel of disgraced former Haryana top cop SPS Rathore convicted in the Ruchika Girhotra molestation case, for early hearing of his anticipatory bail application.

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She wanted the hearing to take place on Thursday itself instead of Friday.

Sessions judge SP Singh rejected the plea of Abha Rathore, who reached the court in Haryana on Thursday afternoon with all documents sought by the court during the hearing on Wednesday.

Fearing arrest of Rathore, against whom the Panchkula police have already registered two fresh cases, including that of attempt to murder Ruchika's brother, his counsel sought the advancement of the bail hearing but the judge refused that.

The court on Wednesday refused to give interim bail to Rathore though his anticipatory bail plea will be heard Friday.

The Panchkula police can arrest Rathore any time since he has been booked under several non-bailable sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

A special investigation team (SIT) has already been set up by the Haryana police to probe the fresh cases against Rathore.

Ruchika, a budding tennis player, had committed suicide Dec 1993, three years after her molestation by Rathore Aug 12, 1990.