High Court reserves order on Simarjeet Bains’ plea against rape FIR

Chandigarh, July 15

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The Punjab and Haryana High Court reserved orders on a plea filed by MLA Simarjeet Singh Bains challenging lower court orders directing the registration of a rape case against him. Justice Manjari Nehru Kaul reserved the order after hearing detailed arguments.

In his petition filed through counsel Gautam Dutt, Bains sought directions to the state for quashing the order dated July 7 passed by the Ludhiana Additional Chief Justice Magistrate, directing the SHO of Division No. 6 police station to register a criminal case against him. His argument was that the order was passed without application of judicial mind and was contrary to the settled principles of criminal jurisprudence. — TNS