Warrants against Minister Joshi in dual vote case
Saturday, 10/05/2014
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20140510/punjab.htm#18
Amritsar : Extending no respite to Cabinet Minister Anil Joshi, the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Yukti Goyal today issued bailable warrants against him and his family members for allegedly possessing dual votes.
The orders were issued after they failed to appear before the court today. The court has fixed June 11 as the next date of hearing.
Advocate Sandeep Gorsi, the complainant in the case, said the court had issued bailable warrants as Joshi and his family members has dishonoured the court summons issued to them repeatedly.
Earlier, a criminal case was filed in the court against the minister and his family members by the district administration following orders of the Election Commission.
Two city-based advocates Gorsi and his colleague Vaneet Mahajan, who are also Congress workers, had brought the matter to the EC's notice.
Earlier in three other separate cases, a local court had issued non-bailable warrants against the minister on May 3. The minister had sought anticipatory bail in these cases. His plea was submitted before the District and Session Judge Gurbir Singh yesterday. The court has fixed May 12 as the next date of hearing on the plea.
