1984 riots: SC dismisses Sajjan Kumar 's plea

Last Updated: Monday, September 20, 2010, 11:01

A- A A+

Tags: 1984 riots, SC, Congress, Sajjan Kumar, plea

Zeenews Bureau

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a petition filed by senior Congress leader Sajjan Kumar challenging initiation of criminal proceedings against him in connection with the 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases.

A Supreme Court bench comprising Justices P Sathasivam and A R Dave also directed the trial court to complete hearing in the case as soon as possible.

The apex court bench had reserved its judgement on September 13 on the appeal filed by Kumar against the Delhi High Court decision.

Kumar has two cases registered against him, one of which, a case involving the death of five persons in the Delhi Cantonment area.

The Delhi High Court had on July 19 dismissed Kumar’s petition challenging a trial court’s order to frame charges against him in the case.

In the order, Justice Vipin Sanghi questioned the motive of the Delhi Police in cancelling the First Information Report against Kumar when the CBI was still probing the matter.

Justice Sanghi directed the trial court to hold the proceedings against him expeditiously in the anti-Sikh riots cases.

The trial court had in May this year framed charges under Sections 302 (murder), 395 (dacoity), 427 (mischief to property), 153A (promoting enmity between different communities) and other provisions of the IPC paving the way for trial of Kumar and five others.

The Supreme Court had on March 29 granted relief to him, saying it would not intervene with a Delhi High Court order that granted bail to Kumar in the case.

The Delhi High Court had on February 26 granted bail to Sajjan Kumar in connection with two cases registered against him in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.

The Karkardooma Court had on February 23 issued a fresh non-bailable warrant against Kumar and slammed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for its failure to arrest Kumar and others accused in the case.

Earlier, the court had issued two non-bailable warrants against Kumar, who had surrendered before the court on March 10.

(With ANI inputs)

For Zee News’s Updates, follow us on Twitter , Facebook, Google+, Pinterest

First Published: Monday, September 20, 2010, 11:01

Post your Comments

Name:
Place :
Email :
Comments :

Comments

Kanwal jit Singh Gill - Surrey, Canada
indian justice system is playing around with the feelings of 1984 genocide victims. thousands of innocent people were killed in 1984. many commissions have blamed many congress leaders and police officers guilty of those innocent killings. but so far in more than 25 years the justice system has failed to punish the guilty persons and they are all walking around freely and enjoying their lives. the way the justice system is working, the cases being heard in small courts and taking years to punish the guilty and later the same cases will take years in high and supreme courts and the guilty will be walking around freely and getting too old to be punished for their crimes. shame on such a justice sstem that has failed to punish the guilty and have no feelings for the victims and their families.

Post your Comments X
Name
Place :
Email :
Comments :

BRIJ - NEWYORK
people who attack parliament enjoy 5 star meals in jails,gangster like abu salem enjoying body building in custom built jail room equipped with 5 star toilet.people enemy of nation like kasab live on fruit diet in jail,this is worst case ever in india where a parliament member is directly involved in mass murder and encite hate and racial violence never got nothing in 25 years and enjoying his luxary political life.and indian govt wandered why people indulge in terrorism they never think they are the reason,when you don`t give justice people start thinking joining the other side which is wrong,you left no choices.justice delayed is no justice.this man should be dead in jail by this time but our govt fail the sikh community they are not able to start a case yet.