The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to grant interim bail to former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar who is currently serving life term in the 1984 Anti Sikh Riots Case.
Sajjan kumar has been convicted for life sentence by the High Court of Delhi in the 1984 anti Sikh riots case. He has been convicted and sentenced for life imprisonment for killing five Sikhs in the Southwest area of Delhi on November 1, 1984 and burning down a Gurudwara.
During the hearing today, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta opposing the bail submitted that Kumar was involved in the genocide and was leading the mob in the 1984 riots and thus his plea for bail should be rejected.
The Supreme Court three-judge bench Comprising Chief Justice SA Bobde, Justice Indu Malhotra and Justice Hrishikesh Roy having perused the AIIMS report observed that Kumar required no hospitalization at present.
The bench however said that it will consider Kumar’s regular plea for bail in July.
Sajjan Kumar had surrendered before the trial Court in Delhi on December 31, 2018 after the High Court’s December 17 order sentencing him to life imprisonment.
-India Legal Bureau