NEW DELHI: Today, 3rd Feb, Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim has filed a petition in the Supreme Court to lift the stay imposed on the trial in the 2015 sacrilege cases. This trial involves incidents of desecration of the Guru Granth Sahib in Punjab. The stay had been issued by the Punjab and Haryana High Court, halting the legal proceedings. Ram Rahim is seeking the vacation of this stay.
Today, On 18th October, the Supreme Court allowed the trial against Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh to proceed concerning three sacrilege cases involving the Guru Granth Sahib. The High Court’s earlier stay was lifted, prompting a judicial response. Ram Rahim, already serving time for rape and murder, faces trial for the 2015 incidents.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court said that no immunity can be extended to protestors misusing Guru Granth Sahib as a “shield” while demanding the release of Sikh prisoners.
