New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday extended till November 17 the time for a lawyer to surrender in a rape case lodged against him by a woman advocate.

On November 7, Justice Amit Mahajan gave the 51-year-old lawyer a week to surrender before the trial court after his bail was cancelled.

The court directed the accused not to contact the woman lawyer. In case he does, Delhi Police is at liberty to take appropriate action against him, it said.

During the hearing, the counsel of the accused urged the court to extend by a week the time for him to surrender on the ground that they have filed an appeal before the Supreme Court against the bail cancellation order and it is likely to be mentioned for listing on Monday.

On November 7, the high court cancelled the pre-arrest bail of

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