Chandigarh: Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday granted regular bail to the former SP of Punjab Police Salwinder Singh in the corruption and rape case registered against him in 2016.
Salwinder’s bail plea, which he had filed in July, was allowed by the single bench of Justice A B Chaudhari. He is accused of demanding a bribe of Rs 50,000 for dropping a criminal case and sexually assualting the accused’s wife. The bail plea had been earlier turned down by the lower court.
“I am convinced that unless the complainant is examined, the petition for bail cannot be considered. In that view of the matter, the trial court is directed to proceed with the evidence of the complainant. At any rate, the examination and cross-examination of the complainant be completed before September 15,” Justice Chaudhari had ruled.
