Supreme Court refuses to decide on interim bail for former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar who was involved in 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots

The Supreme Court today refused to pass any orders in an interim bail application of former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, who was sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

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Khokhar and former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar are serving life imprisonment in Tihar jail after the Delhi High Court convicted them in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case on December 17, 2018.Khokhar was earlier granted four weeks of parole by the Apex Court on January 15 following the death of his father.

Senior Advocate Vikas Singh, appearing for Kumar, asked the Court to grant his client bail on medical grounds, as he may be suffering from Cancer.

Sajjan Kumar ‘s Counsel stated,

“He has been produced before the AIIMS board and could be suffering from cancer. If tomorrow Kumar dies, then his life imprisonment will automatically get converted to death penalty.”

CJI Bobde interrupted Advocate Singh as he spoke about the “death penalty for Kumar”.

The Supreme Court stated,

“At the moment, we do not want to decide the bail application.”

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), submitted that there can be no interim bail for Kumar as he had “committed genocide.”