Cops get more time to probe in Kanda case

A Delhi court on Friday granted 10 days to the police to probe why former Haryana minister Gopal Goyal Kanda and his brother Govind Kanda were ignoring the court’s warrant in a cheque bounce case.

A metropolitan magistrate asked the police to file a compliance report on what steps were taken against Kanda for ignoring the order of appearing before the court.

Kanda and his brother were declared proclaimed offenders in May after they ignored court summons and warrants in a 1998 case of a Rs 4 lakh cheque bounce.

Although the case was sorted out between the parties on August 27 and court let off the accused, it asked the police to file a reply on investigation on the offence of proclaimed offender.

Police submitted a report and sought more time. They requested the court to supply certified copies of its order to investigate further.

“The police is under legal obligation to register a First Information Report in such a case and investigate it,” the court had said.

The court has fixed the matter for hearing on September 10.