GREATER NOIDA: The Allahabad high court has granted an interim stay on the arrest of Genpact employees, who have been accused of abetting the suicide of assistant vice-president Swaroop Raj last month.On Friday, a division bench of Justices Manoj Mishra and Vivek Singh fixed the next date of hearing on March 6 and directed police to either submit the chargesheet or record the statements of the accused during the period. Swaroop, who was suspended from the company on December 18 following complaints of sexual harassment against him, had committed suicide that day itself.Based on a complaint filed by Swaroop’s wife Kriti, a case of abetment to suicide was filed against the two complainants, the Genpact management and members of the company’s internal complaints committee.Genpact had filed a petition against any arrest in the case, saying there was “no instigation on the part of the company,”Katyayni, the lawyer representing Swaroop’s family in court, said the high court had directed police against taking any coercive action till March 6. “During this period, the police will either have to submit the chargesheet or at least record the statements of the accused. Then, the accused can be called for questioning under Section 482 of the CrPC,” Katyayni said.Muneesh Chauhan, SHO of Surajpur police station and the investigating officer in the case, said he was yet to receive a copy of the court order. “I am yet to get the official order on the stay of arrests. However, I was informed about it over phone. The court order will be followed,” said Chauhan.Asked about getting the statements of the accused recorded, the SHO said they had already been asked to report at the police station. “We will follow the process to record their statements,” Chauhan added.

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