1984 riots case: Delhi HC stays order granting bail to Sajjan Kumar
Delhi High Court has stayed a Trial Court order which had granted bail to former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in connection with a case of rioting and murder of a man and his son residing in West Delhi area during the 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots.
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Kumar, who is already serving a life sentence in another murder case arising from the riots that took place after the assassination of then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Justice Yogesh Khanna issued notice to Kumar and sought his response on the petition by the Special Investigating Team (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.
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.
