Team News Riveting
New Delhi, September 3
The Supreme Court on Friday rejected the plea filed by 1984 anti-Sikh riots convict Sajjan Kumar seeking bail on medical grounds.
The former Delhi Congress leader, Sajjan Kumar is serving life sentence in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. Kumar (75) has sought interim bail citing his poor health condition. The apex court had on August 24 asked the CBI to verify the medical condition of Kumar who has been in jail since December 31, 2018.
He had surrendered after being convicted and awarded life imprisonment by the Delhi High Court in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case related to the killing of five Sikhs in Delhi Cantonment’s Raj Nagar Part-I area of southwest Delhi on November 1-2 in 1984. He is also accused of burning down of a gurdwara in Raj Nagar Part-II.
The Bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and M M Sundresh also rejected the plea by Kumar to get him transferred to Medanta hospital for better treatment at his own expense.
“He is accused of heinous crimes. You want him to be treated like some super VIP patient,” Justice Kaul asked Kumar’s counsel Ranjit Kumar, who had submitted that the health of Sajjan Kumar is deteriorating and has lost a lot of weight. He also placed reliance on a report by a doctor.
“He has abdominal complexities. He has lost lot of weight. Please transfer him to Medanta at his own expense,” Kumar said.
However, the Court preferred to rely on the report submitted by the Medical Board and noted that his health is improving and refused to pass any order grating relief. “We are not passing any orders. If medical authorities consider it necessary for further treatment or examination at Medanta, they may do so,” the Court clarified while rejecting the plea.
The Supreme Court on September 4 last year had dismissed Kumar’s interim bail plea, saying “This is not a small case…We cannot grant you bail.”
