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SC to examine Ram Rahim acquittal in journalist murder
The Supreme Court on Monday admitted a petition challenging the acquittal of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim in the 2002 murder of journalist Ram Chander Chhatrapati. A bench of Chief…
The Story in Brief
The Supreme Court on Monday admitted a petition challenging the acquittal of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim in the 2002 murder of journalist Ram Chander Chhatrapati. A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana said the matter required consideration as it was a reversal of conviction, not an acquittal upheld by the high court.
The trial court had convicted Rahim and sentenced him to life imprisonment in January 2019, but the Punjab and Haryana High Court acquitted him, stating the key witness, Rahim's former driver, could not be believed. The three co-accused remain convicted. The bench requisitioned trial court records and posted final hearing for the last week of November.
The Indian Opinion
Some frame this as a powerful man escaping justice because the state didn't appeal, or as a rehash of old allegations. But the Supreme Court's decision to admit the son's petition shows it is not convinced the high court properly assessed the key witness's testimony. The final hearing in November, where the trial court records will be scrutinised, will reveal whether the acquittal was a reasoned judgment or a miscarriage of justice.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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