The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday granted bail to former Akali Dal Minister Sucha Singh langah in a rape case, days after the complainant turned hostile. The bail was granted to langah by the court of Justice lisa Gill.
“langah has been granted bail by the HC as the alleged victim turned hostile last month,” said the former Minister’s counsel JS Bedi. He said langah was granted bail with a condition that he will not travel abroad without the permission of the court. On February 28, the woman, who had accused the former Akali Minister of raping her, retracted her statement in a Gurdaspur court.
In the court of Additional District and Sessions Judge Prem Kumar at Gurdaspur, the complainant also denied being in a purported video clip that went viral on social media allegedly showing langah in compromising position. Police had booked langah under Sections 376 (rape), 384 (extortion), 420 (cheating) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the IPC.