Ruchika case: Hearing on Rathore's appeal adjourned till March 10
Hearing adjourned as Rathore was as still recovering from the assault.
Additional district and sessions judge R S Attri said the case would be taken up for hearing on three consecutive days from March 10. 68-year-old Rathore and his lawyer-wife Abha were present during the proceedings.
Rathore, convicted in the Ruchika molestation case, was on Monday stabbed thrice in the face with a pocket knife by Utsav Sharma, a 29-year-old student of the prestigious Ahmedabad NID posing as a journalist and said to be suffering from a psychological disorder. The incident had occurred when Rathore was coming out of the court after a hearing.
The former DGP's lawyer N D Sharma had also sustained minor injuries in the attack and both had to be treated in a hospital.
On Monday, Attri's court had commenced in-camera proceedings in the Ruchika molestation case in which the former DGP has filed an appeal against the sentence and a fine of Rs 1,000 while the CBI, in a cross appeal, has sought maximum punishment of two years.
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