HC notice to Haryana police on Ryan founders plea for interim bail

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana high court on Wednesday issued notice to the Haryana police and sought its reply on a petition filed by the founders of the Ryan group of Institutions seeking anticipatory bail in relation to Pradhyumn murder case.
The bench headed by Justice Inderjit Singh, however, refused to grant stay on their arrest observing that it would pass any order only after hearing the state.The matter has been fixed for further hearing on Monday.
The owners of Ryan Group of Institutions, Augustine Pinto, his wife and managing director (MD) Grace Pinto and their son Ryan Pinto has knocked the doors of HC seeking stay on their arrest.
Apprehending arrest in the case, Pinto family had prayed for anticipatory bail and requested the HC to issue directions that they should be released on bail in case of arrest in relation to the FIR registered on September 8 in Police Station Bhondsi, Gurguram.
In their plea for interim relief, Augustine Pinto and his wife Grace Pinto, residents of Borivali (East) Mumbai, have told the court that they have deep roots in the society and poses no risk and there can be no apprehension of their absconding.
“We unconditionally undertake to join the investigation and participate in any manner that the investigating agency sees fit and to abide by the terms and conditions’, petitioners have submitted in their plea.
In a separate plea for interim bail, Ryan Pinto has submitted that he has no role whatsoever in the tragic incident, as he is neither connected with Ryan International School, Gurugram nor its managing committee.
“The only reason that petitioner's name is being dragged into this case is because the petitioner happens to be the son of the trustees of the St. Xavier education trust which has started the Ryan International School”, argued Ryan Pinto's lawyer.
While declining to give any relief, the Bombay high court on September 14 had only stayed their arrest till September 15. They had approached the Bombay high court for transit bail. Their passports have already been impounded on the directions from the court.
They want interim stay on their arrest in relation to the case registered on September 8 under section 302 (murder), under section 75 of the Juvenile Justice Act for willfully neglecting safekeeping of a child in actual custody and section 12 of prevention of children from sexual offences act 2012.