All four accused in MBBS student Aman Kachroo ragging case surrendered before a fast court track today, complying with an order of the Himachal Pradesh High Court.
     
Justice D D Sood of the High Court had yesterday cancelled the bail granted to the accused by the fast track court on July 17 and directed them to surrender in the fast track court at Dharamsala by today.
    
"All the four accused have surrendered in the fast-track court of Purinder Vaidya", District Deputy Attorney R K Kaushal told reporters.
    
The trial court has already listed the matter for next hearing on August 2, he added.
    
Taking suo motu notice of the bail granted by the fast track court to accused Ajay Verma, Naveen Verma, Abhinav Verma and Mukul Sharma, charged with culpable homicide not amounting to murder on a bond of Rs 50,000, the High Court had issued notices to the accused and asked them to appear in the Court on July 24.
     
The hearing in the case was adjourned on July 24 and the judgement was reserved. In its order pronounced yesterday, the HC set aside the orders of trial court and cancelled the bail.
    
Aman Kachroo, 19, a MBBS student at the Dr R P Government Medical College, Tanda (Kangra) was allegedly thrashed by four seniors on March 7, 2009 and succumbed to injuries the next day.

"The trial court would proceed with recording of evidence on the dates (August 2) already fixed and ensure that the trial is conducted on a day-to-day basis. The court would ensure that no undue and unnecessary adjournments is granted to either side", Justice Sood said in a 37-page order.
    
Setting aside the bail order, the High Court said "the trial court ignored that three of the accused (Naveen, Abhinav and Mukul) are also involved in other criminal case."
    
During the arguments in the High Court, Advocate General R K Bawa said the trial court has shown undue haste in granting bail to the accused without considering the fact that the recording of evidence would come to an end on August 6.
    
The trial court has so far recorded the statements of 26 witnesses. Statements of some doctors and police personnel are to be recorded, he added.
   
The inquiry report into Aman Kachroo ragging incident said many first-year students, including Kachroo, were subjected to intense physical ragging on March 7, 2009.