Chandigarh, Punjab and Haryana High Court today cancelled the
bail of controversial ‘godman’ Rampal in a 2006 murder case and ordered that he
be taken into custody immediately.
The HC
pronounced the cancellation of bail immediately after Haryana Advocate General
and Station House Officer (SHO) of Barwala Police Station in Hisar moved an
application stating that Rampal had been arrested in a contempt of court case. The
bench comprising of Justices M Jeyapaul and Darshan Singh ordered that he be
arrested immediately in the 2006 murder case.
The
court, which had suo motu taken up the issue of cancellation of bail on
November 10 when Rampal failed to appear in the contempt case, had on November
18 reserved the order after hearing the defence, the state and amicus curiae. Rampal
was nabbed last night at his ashram in Barwala after an over two-week tense
standoff between police and his supporters, who were resisting his arrest after
non-bailable warrants were issued against him for not appearing in the contempt
case.
The HC
also today directed that he be produced at 2 PM in the contempt of court case
after Attorney General B R Mahajan and Barwala SHO Anil Kumar moved an
application informing the court that Rampal was arrested last night. A large
number of security personnel had been deployed around the High Court complex.
Rampal
is on bail in connection with a case of murder registered in 2006 after a clash
at his Ashram at Kainthola in Rohtak district where one person had died and
some others were injured. The
self styled ‘godman’ had failed to appear before the High Court on three dates
– November 5, November 10 and November 17. A large
number of people and media persons, including television crews, were present at
the High Court where a large number of security personnel were deployed to
maintain law and order.
The
Punjab and Haryana High Court had earlier this week issued a fresh non-bailable
warrant (NBW) for November 21 against Rampal after he failed to appear in the
contempt case, with his counsel saying he was “unwell”. It had
also directed the governments of Haryana and Punjab, the Union Government and
the Chandigarh Administration to file a statement detailing the expenses
incurred in making security arrangements for Rampal’s court appearance. (Source- www.newsroompost.com)
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