Ludhiana man booked for defending murder accused in court without law licence

Police have booked a man for representing a murder accused in court as his defence counsel without being enrolled with the Bar Council of India

Police have booked a man for representing a murder accused in court as his defence counsel without being enrolled with the Bar Council of India.

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The accused, Amitjit Singh Sidhu, was booked on the complaint of Abhinandan Verma of Amritsar.

Abhinandan said his mother had approached advocate SS Sidhu to defend his brother, Abhishek Bindra, in a murder case registered against him at Dakha police station on May 20, 2015.

Later, they realised that Sidhu’s son Amitjit, who had no licence to take up cases, had signed the court documents.

“The family had filed a complaint on July 8, 2020. We have booked the accused under Sections 419 (cheating by personation) and 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 45 of the Advocates Act following investigation,” said ASI Sukhpal Singh, who is investigating the case at the Division Number 5 police station.