Chandigarh, 26th Aug: Jagdeep Singh, the CBI Judge who convicted Dera Chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim, joined the Haryana judicial services in 2012 and was posted at Sonepat. The CBI court posting, which is generally given after a lot of checks by the high court administration, is his second posting.

The atmosphere in Panchkula was charged with more than two lakh people camping in the city, several companies of security forces conducting flag marches and a curfew-like situation prevailing when judge Jagdeep Singh walked into the CBI court on Friday.
Singh convicted the Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim in a 15-year-old rape case, filed by two of his women followers.

Singh is described by his colleagues in the legal fraternity as a very competent, tough and upright judge with a no-nonsense attitude.
An additional district and sessions judge rank official, Singh was designated as the CBI special judge last year. The CBI court posting, which is generally given after a lot of checks by the high court administration, is his second posting.
Prior to joining the judicial service, he was a Punjab and Haryana high court lawyer. Singh, who hails from Haryana, took up both civil and criminal cases between 2000 and 2012.