The Former Haryana Sports Minister Sukhbir Kataria on Wednesday got an interim relief when Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday stayed his arrest in fake voters’ case.Directing Kataria to join investigation as and when required by the investigative agency. The Bench headed by Justice Jaswant Singh gave him interim bail.
Kataria approached the High Court seeking anticipatory bail in a case registered against him in Gurgaon. His counsel asserted that Gurgaon Additional Sessions Judge had granted him anticipatory bail on July 20 with the direction to appear before the investigating officer by July 25, but due to a clerical mistake he could not appear before the investigating officer in time and his subsequent application for extending his bail was dismissed.
Kataria was seeking anticipatory bail in FIR registered with Gurgaon Sector 5 Police. Kataria is facing charges of cheating and forgery. According to the FIR, he got fake voter cards prepared for his supporters.