The trustees of Ryan International Schools on Saturday moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court seeking anticipatory bail in the case related to the murder of seven-year-old Pradhuman at the Ryan International School in Gurugram last week.
The trustees — Augustine F Pinto, his wife Grace and their son Ryan, approached the High Court here after the Bombay High Court rejected their bail plea citing jurisdiction issues.
The Bombay High Court had earlier granted conditional interim stay on their arrest till 5 pm on Friday, while asking them to deposit their passports with Mumbai Police. The interim protection against arrest was granted to enable the three to approach the Haryana court.
The regional head of the Ryan Group of Institutions, Thomas Francis, who was arrested by the Haryana Police in the case, moved an application for regular bail. The matter will be heard by the High Court on Monday.
Seven-year-old Pradyuman Thakur was murdered at Ryan International School in Bhondsi area on the Sohna road in Gurugram district on September 8. The case snowballed into a major national issue of safety and security of children in schools, with vociferous protests held by parents and activists outside Ryan schools in several states.
On the demand of victim’s parents, Haryana Government had a day before announced to hand over the murder case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The State Government has taken over the management of Gurugram’s Ryan International School, for a period of three months.
The government has also announced that the law related to the safety of students would be amended in ensuing session of the State legislative Assembly.