Harak Singh Rawat given 3-month jail for violating poll code of conduct, gets bail

Dehradun

: Uttarakhand cabinet minister Harak Singh Rawat was given a three-month jail sentence by a local court in Rudraprayag in a case relating to violation of the code of conduct during the 2012 state assembly elections. A penalty of Rs 1,000 was also imposed on the minister by the court of judicial magistrate.

“The minister was convicted under section 143 (unlawful assembly) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). He was also booked under sections 147 (rioting) and 353 (assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty) but the court acquitted him of these charges,” said prosecution lawyer Mamta Manaduli.

According to Manaduli, a case of violation of the code of conduct was registered against Harak Singh Rawat and his aides in 2012 when he was contesting from Rudraprayag assembly seat.

Later in the day, Harak Singh Rawat was granted bail in the case to appeal before the appellate court, said a lawyer.