2002 murder: SC notice to Dera Sacha Sauda head on CBI's plea against acquittal
The Statesman Delhi|January 04, 2025
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and four others on a plea by the CBI challenging the 28 May 2024, Punjab and Haryana High Court judgment acquitting them in the 2002 murder of the sect's former manager Ranjit Singh.
PARMOD KUMAR

Seeking response from Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and four others, a bench of Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar tagged the CBI's plea with an already pending appeal by the complainant – father of the deceased Ranjit Singh – who had earlier challenged the acquittal of five by the High Court order.

The bench posted the matter for hearing before a bench headed by Justice Bela Trivedi which had issued notice in the appeal by the father of the deceased.

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