The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday dismissed the plea of Bhupinder Singh Hooda, a former CM, claiming that the trial in the Manesar land case could not proceed against him alone as proceedings against the co-accused had been stayed by the Supreme Court.

Justice Tribhuvan Dahiya held that, “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 quashing of orders dated September 19 passed by the Special Judge, CBI, Panchkula, rejecting his prayer to postpone the proceedings. The Bench was told that the Special Judge h

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