CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Saturday set aside the conviction of Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and acquitted him in the murder case of journalist Ram Chander Chhatrapati.
The acquittal came just over seven years after Ram Rahim was convicted and handed a life sentence in the murder case.
The appeal filed by two other accused in the matter was, however, dismissed by the Bench comprising Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Vikram Aggarwal, which upheld the findings against them.
Despite the acquittal in the murder case, Ram Rahim will continue to remain in jail as he is currently serving a sentence following his conviction in a separate rape case.