Phone tapping case: Pilot’s aide gets protection against coercive action till case is disposed

In further relief to Sachin Pilot’s aide Lokendra Singh, the Rajasthan High Court on Friday stayed any coercive action by police in the phone tapping case against him till the disposal of the case. As the case also deals with the FIR against a journalist, the court also sought involvement of the Advocate General in the next hearing.

The case will now be heard in the second week of January.

In November, the High Court had said that “no coercive steps shall be taken against the petitioner.” Hearing the case on Tuesday, Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma extended the interim protection till the case is disposed.