Judicial remand till July 15 for kidnapping accused

Yesterday, the accused were produced in the court of UT Judicial Magistrate Ist Class A.K. Bishnoi and were remanded to police custody for a day. The police had sought remand on grounds that time was needed to recover stolen articles including Rs 4,590, a gold chain, a wrist watch and two rings. Police sources today asked for judicial custody of the accused. It was further informed that no major recoveries had been made from the possession of the accused.

R.C. Godara to join as ADJ soon
An Additional District and Sessions Judge ADJ is likely to join here in the near future. Although two posts of additional district and sessions judges have been created in the subordinate courts, just one name has been cleared by the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

According to sources, R.C. Godara, presently posted as Additional Sessions Judge, Faridkot, Haryana, is likely to join here very soon. It is further said that the taking of charge by R.C. Godara is being delayed on account of holidays in the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

It may be mentioned here that with the purpose of distributing the increasing workload here in the city courts, posts of two additional district and sessions judges and five sub judges had been created. This has also been confirmed by the office of the District and Sessions Judge.

No names, however, have been cleared yet, except that of R.C. Godara as ADJ.