The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday dismissed Haryana’s former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda’s plea claiming that the trial in the Manesar land case could proceed against him alone as proceedings against co-accused had been stayed by the Supreme Court.

Justice Tribhuvan Dahiya said, “The stay of trial against the co-accused cannot be a ground to postpone the trial against the petitioner as well, since despite this stay charge can be framed and evidence can be recorded. He is not accused of the offence of conspiracy alone, other offences under the IPC and the PC Act are also there.”

Hooda was seeking directions to quash the orders dated September 19 passed by the Special Judge, CBI, Panchkula, rejecting his prayer to postpone the proceedings.

Justice Dahiya’s Bench was tol

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