Court Adjourns Hearing against Rathore in Ruchika Case till July 19

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has deferred upto July 19 the hearing on two FIRs filed against former DGP SPS Rathore in Ruchika molestation case as the CBI demanded more time to carry out investigation, reported PTI.

As the CBI counsel informed the court that the agency needed four weeks time to file the status report, Justice Sabina posted the matter to July 19, report said.

During the hearing, Rathore was on present in the High Court, however his wife and a counsel Abha attended the proceedings, said report.

Ruchika’s family lawyer Pankaj Bhardwaj and Anand Prakash, father of the lone eyewitness of the molestation incident, Aradhna, were also present in the court.