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1984 riots case: No reason given by SIT on plea to cancel bail, Sajjan Kumar to HC
Former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar Tuesday told the Delhi HC that no reason has been given by the Special Investigation Team for seeking to cancel the bail granted to him in a rioting and murder case arising from the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in which the trial is continuing.
Former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar Tuesday told the Delhi high court that no reason has been given by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) for seeking to cancel the bail granted to him in a rioting and murder case arising from the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in which the trial is continuing.
Kumar is already serving a life term in another murder case related to the riots that took place after the assassination of the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma said the interim order of staying the bail order shall continue till the next date of hearing, that is, July 18.
Advocate Anil Sharma, appearing for Kumar, said no reason and ground has been given by the SIT while challenging the trial court’s bail order.
He said even in the previous case in which Kumar has been convicted and sentenced, he has remained on bail during the trial.
“The trial court’s bail order does not suffer from any infirmities,” the counsel submitted.
The SIT that probed the riot cases, through Central government standing counsel Ajay Digpaul, submitted that Kumar was involved in a heinous offence and some important witnesses were yet to be examined and if he is released, it may hamper the evidence.
He further submitted that Kumar is already convicted in a similar case and is in custody.
He contended that while granting bail, the trial court overlooked the observations made earlier by the Supreme Court, which did not allow the interim bail plea of Kumar even on medical grounds.
As Kumar’s counsel urged the court to vacate the stay order, the judge said “We will see it on that day (July 18)”.
The high court, on July 4, 2022, had stayed the order granting bail to Kumar and had issued notice to him and sought his response on the petition by the SIT that challenged the grant of bail in a rioting and murder case lodged at Saraswati Vihar Police Station here in which the trial is underway.
