Delhi HC dismisses Honeypreet’s transit anticipatory bail plea

26 September, New Delhi

The Delhi High Court Tuesday dismissed the transit anticipatory bail plea of Honeypreet Insan, facing charges of sedition and inciting violence after the conviction of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Ram Rahim in twin rape cases.

The court questioned the counsel for Honeypreet, who claims to be the adopted daughter of the jailed Dera Sacha Sauda chief, for filing an anticipatory bail before it even though she was a permanent resident of Haryana.

Honeypreet has been on the run since the conviction of Ram Rahim. Priyanka Taneja alias Honeypreet, tops the list of 43 persons wanted by the Haryana Police in connection with incidents of violence that had followed Ram Rahim’s conviction in the rape cases.

Ram Rahim was convicted by the special CBI court in Panchkula on August 25, following which violence and arson had erupted in Panchkula and Sirsa districts of Haryana which had claimed 41 lives and left several others injured.

Several teams of Haryana Police have in the recent weeks travelled across the country, including the Indo-Nepal border, to trace Honeypreet.