# Supreme Court to hear plea against Ram Rahim acquittal in journalist murder case 2026-08-12T01:07:47+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Supreme Court on Tuesday listed for final hearing a plea challenging the acquittal of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in the 2002 murder of journalist Ram Chhatrapati. A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana issued notice on the petition filed by the slain journalist's son Aridaman, noting the matter required consideration. The Punjab and Haryana High Court had in March 2026 acquitted Ram Rahim, ruling that the CBI coerced a witness into implicating him. The trial court had earlier convicted Ram Rahim and three others to life imprisonment in 2019. The Supreme Court indicated it would examine the High Court's appreciation of the testimony of prosecution witness No.31, and listed the case for November. ## Coverage - livelaw.in Tags: CBI, Dera Sacha Sauda, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, journalist murder, Punjab and Haryana High Court, Supreme Court Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/supreme-court-to-hear-plea-against-ram-rahim-acquittal-in-journalist-murder-case/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/supreme-court-to-hear-plea-against-ram-rahim-acquittal-in-journalist-murder-case/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.