Ambala, November 17
Cases against the Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh were adjourned by a CBI court here today.

Special Judge for CBI cases in Haryana R.K. Saini adjourned the cases to December 1. Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was present in court.

Counsel for the dera chief sought time for carrying out arguments on the chargesheet while counsel for the CBI said there should not be any further delay in this regard.

The CBI counsel stated that the process for framing of charges against the dera chief should take place at the earliest.

Special CBI Judge R.K. Saini announced that the cases had been adjourned to December 1.

Thereafter, the dera chief went to the Sector 8 HUDA ground where he addressed his followers.

A large number of followers had begun to gather at the HUDA ground since early morning. The dera chief addressed his followers through a special bulletproof cabin.

Police personnel had made elaborate security arrangements to ensure that no untoward incident took place. A posse of police personnel was present outside the court complex.

Incidentally, the dera chief had arrived at the residence of one of his followers in Ambala City last night. His followers were present in large numbers in Ambala City.

Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh had appeared in the CBI court on October 4 on the directions of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

His counsel had moved three sets of application for granting of regular bail on that date. On October 15, the CBI had filed a voluminous reply to the regular bail application. Marathon arguments had taken place on the regular bail application.

The CBI counsel had concluded his arguments on October 20 while the counsel for the dera chief had concluded his arguments on October 22. On October 25, the dera chief had been granted regular bail.

The CBI has filed challan in three cases against the dera chief. The cases pertain to the alleged sexual exploitation of a sadhvi, murder of Ranjit Singh and the Ram Chander Chattarpati murder case.