HC grants anticipatory bail till May 2009 to Ranbir Singh

Chandigarh, May 28 (UNI) Punjab and Haryana High Court, while granting virtual blanket anticipatory bail to petitioner Raninder Singh, son of former Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh, today directed the Punjab government to give four working days' notice to him in case he was required to be arrested or questioned in connection with any case in future.

The division bench of Justice M M Kumar and Justice Mrs Sabina bench while disposing of Raninder Singh's plea directed that the present relief would remain in force till May 30, 2009.

Raninder Singh had alleged that he apprehended his implication and arrest in some false case at the hands of the present Shiromani Akali Dal(Badal)-led regime in Punjab due to political vendetta and sought interim blanket bail with advance notice of at least a week, if he was to be arrested or questioned in any case in furure by Punjab police, vigilance bureau or any other state agency.

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