Earlier refusing the grant, SC now affirms to consider bail plea of 1984 Anti Sikh riot convict Sajjan Kumar

New Delhi, November 04: In a significant recent update to the 1984 Anti Sikh Riots case, the Supreme Court has affirmed that it will consider bail application of convict Sajjan Kumar, who is currently serving life imprisonment at Mandoli.

 

On December 17 last year, the Delhi High Court had convicted Kumar by reversing a verdict given by a trial court on the murder of five members of a family in and torching of a Gurdwara in Delhi's Raj Nagar area on November 1, 1984, following the assassination of Indira Gandhi.

 

 

Two weeks after Kumar was awarded life sentence in connection with the riots case, the Congress leader surrendered at the Karkardooma District Court. In January earlier this year, the three time former lawmaker, moved the court challenging his conviction.

 

While the convicts had challenged their conviction and sentencing by the High Court, the accused, who were acquitted of the charges, were asked as to why should the court not order reinvestigation and retrial against them as they faced allegations of horrifying crimes against humanity.

 

 

The high court further on 29 March last year issued show cause notices to the 11 accused, including Khokhar and Yadav, in five 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases, which were earlier closed. The matter is being heard by another division bench.