HC stays proceedings against three Pb cops in sacrilege case

The Punjab and Haryana High court Thursday stayed the proceedings against former Moga SSP Charanjit Singh and two other policemen in connection with the Justice Ranjit Singh Commission findings on sacrilege incidents.

The single bench of justice R K Jain also issued a notice of motion to the Punjab government for September 20 in response to the petition.

"The court has stayed the consequential proceedings arising out of the recommendations of the commission," said advocate Santpal Singh Sidhu.

Sidhu is the counsel for petitioners former Moga SSP Charanjit Singh, SSP Raghbir Singh and SHO Amarjit Singh.

The petitioners Wednesday moved the high court against the Justice (retd) Ranjit Singh Commission recommendations on sacrilege incidents.

The one-man commission, the report of which was tabled at the floor of the House during the ongoing Vidhan Sabha session last month, had held the police responsible for using force at Kotkapura and Behbal Kalan, while describing it as "unprovoked, unwarranted and uncalled."