Chandigarh: 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.
File photo of former Haryana DGP 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).
He said the typing was not yet over since the judgement was a long one.
Rathore, who was present in the court, was seen coming out smiling once again.
Ruchika's father Subhash Girhotra looks on as his lawyer Pankaj Bhardwaj talks to the media. Photo Courtesy: PTI
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.
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