New Delhi, November 17-The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its order on former Punjab DGP Sumedh Singh Saini’s petition seeking anticipatory bail in the 1991 Balwant Singh Multani murder case.
After hearing arguments from senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi for Saini and senior advocate Siddharth Luthra, representing the Punjab Government, a Bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan said it would pass a reasoned order.
The Supreme Court had on September 15 granted interim protection from arrest to Saini and posted his plea for anticipatory bail for hearing after four weeks.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court had on September 7 dismissed his anticipatory bail plea.
“This case is of 1991. After 30 years what is the hurry to arrest him…We will grant you time to file a reply,” the Bench had said, adding that he would not be arrested till further orders. However, the top court had asked Saini to cooperate with Punjab Police in the investigation of the case.(Agency)
