Ruchika case: Rathore granted interim bail till Jan 7

PANCHKULA: Former Haryana DGP SPS Rathore, against whom fresh cases involving serious charges have been registered, was today granted interim bail till January 7 by a local sessions court hearing the Ruchika molestation case.

The order was passed by District and Sessions Judge S P Singh after hearing Abha Rathore, the lawyer-wife of 67-year-old Rathore, and Pankaj Bharadwaj, counsel for the family of Ruchika Girhotra, who committed suicide after being molested by the former IPS officer.

While issuing notice to the state for January 6, the Judge observed, "If the petitioner (Rathore) is arrested during this period, he will be released on interim bail".