HC stays arrest of Sacha Sauda head till Auguest 6

Chandigarh, June 29 (UNI) The Punjab and Haryana High court today stayed the arrest of Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Raheem Singh till August 6 in the case registered against him at Bathinda under section 295 A of the IPC last month.

Vacation Judge Justice L N Mittal passed this order on a petition filed by the Dera head here.

While passing the order, the Court ordered the Dera chief to surrender his passport to the court.

Meanwhile, a court in Bathinda today handed over a copy of the non-bailable arrest warrant issued for Ram Raheem to the District Attorney. The warrant is returnable to the court till July one.

Chief Judicial Magistrate A L Kichi handed over the arrest warrant after the District Attorney had presented a copy of the order of the government giving sanction to the Punjab Police to arrest the Dera head in the case which was registered last month on the complaint of a Bathinda resident. Under the case, the Dera head has been charged with hurting the sentiments of a community.

The state government had given its sanction for the arrest on Wednesday night. Government sanction is a must in any case registered under section 295 A of the IPC.

UNI