In a major relief for the trustees of Ryan International School, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday granted them anticipatory bail despite opposition by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
Putting a stay on their arrest, the court granted them relief till 7 October.
The court had on 25 September refused to hear the anticipatory bail plea moved by the Pinto family– Augustine F Pinto, his wife Grace and their son Ryan the CBI took over the probe into the murder of seven-year-old Pradhyuman Thakur at the Gurugram branch of Ryan International School in Haryana.
Counsels Sushil K Tekriwal and Anupam Singhla, appearing for Barun Chandra Thakur, father of Pradhyuman Thakur, had opposed any stay on the arrest of the Pintos.
The Pinto family’s anticipatory bail plea was earlier rejected by the Bombay High Court, citing jurisdiction issues. The Bombay High Court had granted conditional interim stay on the arrest of the Pintos till 5 pm of September 15 to enable them to approach the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
The district administration in Gurugram has taken over the Ryan School management for three months.
(With inputs from agencies)