Dera chief Ram Rahim to face trial in sacrilege cases as SC lifts HC stay

The tribunal issued a announcement to Ram Rahim, seeking his effect wrong 4 weeks, noting that the substance required scrutiny.

The alleged instances dating backmost to 2015 were initially investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation, which past filed a closure study stating that nary incriminating grounds was recovered against followers of Dera Sacha Sauda.

But with the past ruling Congress and absorption Shiromani Akali Dal rejecting it, the authorities connected September 6, 2018, withdrew the consent to transportation the probe to CBI and transferred the probe to a Special Investigation Team of the authorities police. The Special Investigation Team named galore Dera followers and bureau bearers and Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh arsenic accused.

The High Court connected March 11, 2024, stayed further proceedings successful the cases against Ram Rahim Singh arsenic it referred Ram Rahim’;s petition which raised the question whether consent fixed by the State Government for a CBI probe tin beryllium withdrawn later, to a larger bench.
Challenging this earlier the SC, Punjab Advocate General Gurminder Singh told the seat Friday that the September 6
notification had been upheld.

In 2023, the Supreme Court had transferred the proceedings against Ram Rahim and 7 different accused successful the cases to beryllium from Punjab’s Faridkot to Chandigarh.