Decision on Jerath8217;s remand today

CHANDIGARH, Dec 9:District and Sessions Judge B. S. Bedi today ruled that the decision on prosecution8217;s request for police remand of former UT chief engineer K. K. Jerath would be taken tomorrow by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, and in his absence, by the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate.

Earlier in the day, the prosecution filed a revision petition against the December 7 and December 8 orders of the respective duty magistrates, in which no ruling was given on the police request for the arrest of the accused who was remanded to judicial custody.

The District Attorney argued that Additional Session Judge S. S. Lamba8217;s dismissal orders of the revision petition against the judicial remand of the accused had nothing to do with the request of the investigating agency to grant permission to arrest the accused for police remand.