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In a setback to suspended IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt, the Gujarat High Court has rejected his plea seeking quashing of a complaint in a 1998 custodial torture case and directed the Porbander district court to proceed with the criminal trial against the senior cop. Justice MR Shah recently rejected Bhatt’s application in the 13-year-old case when he was SP of Porbander district.
Bhatt had sought quashing of the criminal complaint filed against him. The court also vacated the stay, granted by it in December 2010, on conducting criminal proceedings against Bhatt in the case, according to PTI. The court has further directed the magistrate of the Porbander court to proceed further with the trial and conclude the same within 12 months. All those concerned with the case have been directed by the court to cooperate with the trial court for early disposal of the case.
Bhatt had sought quashing of the criminal complaint filed against him. The court also vacated the stay, granted by it in December 2010, on conducting criminal proceedings against Bhatt in the case, according to PTI. The court has further directed the magistrate of the Porbander court to proceed further with the trial and conclude the same within 12 months. All those concerned with the case have been directed by the court to cooperate with the trial court for early disposal of the case.
