In a setback to former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala, the Delhi High Court on Thursday directed him to appear before it on Friday, a week before his bail period ended. CBI has appealed the court to cancel Chautala’s bail for flouting bail conditions.
“I am painfully aware of it,” the court said about CBI’s allegation. The court said that the need for giving Chautala — who is on bail on medical grounds and campaigning in Haryana for the Assembly polls — a hearing cannot be done away with. “Issue notice to non-applicant (Chautala) for his personal appearance tomorrow,” Justice Siddharth Mridul said.