HC stays arrest of three Ryan International group trustees

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday stayed the arrest of three Ryan International Group trustees who had sought anticipatory bail in connection with the killing of a student in a Gurgaon school.

A single judge bench granted stay on the arrest of group CEO, Ryan Pinto, and his parents, founding chairman Augustine Pinto and managing director Grace Pinto, who had approached the High Court seeking anticipatory bail on September 16.

The court of Justice Surinder Gupta has stayed their (of three trustees) arrest, said Arshdeep Singh Cheema, who along with advocate Sandeep Kapur appeared for the Pinto family. The matter has now been listed for October 7, Cheema said.

Ryan Pinto, and his parents had approached the High Court, seeking anticipatory bail in connection with the killing of class 2

student Pradhuman Thakur, who was found with his throat slit in the washroom of a school run by their group on September 8.