Navjot Singh Sidhu Gets 1-Year Jail In 3-Decade-Old Road Rage Case In Which A Man Died
Mumbai: The Supreme Court on Thursday sentenced Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu to one year in jail in a three-decade-old road rage case in which a man was killed.
The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the review application on the issue of sentence against Sidhu, saying, “We have allowed review application on the issue of sentence. In addition to the fine imposed, we impose a sentence of imprisonment of one year to be undergone by respondent Sidhu.”
The order was given by a bench of Justice AM Khanwilkar and Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul. Earlier, the court had reserved the review petition in the three-decade-old road rage case filed by the victim’s family.
Sidhu opposed the plea seeking to pursue the road rage case against him citing the apex court’s earlier order, which had said that there was no evidence that the victim died in the road rage case.
The order was given by a bench of Justice AM Khanwilkar and Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul. Earlier, the court had reserved the review petition in the three-decade-old road rage case filed by the victim’s family.
Sidhu opposed the plea seeking an extension of the road rage case against him citing the apex court’s earlier order, which had said that there was no evidence that the victim died in the road rage case. Was. The reason was It happened in a jiffy.
Sidhu made this submission while replying to a petition seeking an extension of the notice period in the review petition filed by the family members of the victim in the three-decade-old road rage case.
Sidhu, while replying to the application filed by the petitioner for extension of notice, said that the application has no merit and should be dismissed. Sidhu was acquitted of culpable homicide charges but was convicted of the offense of voluntarily causing hurt.
The court had imposed a fine of Rs 1,000 on Sidhu. The court had also acquired Sidhu’s aide Rupinder Singh Sandhu in the case. The matter has gone up to the Sessions Court, High Court and Supreme Court.
On 22 September 1999, a Sessions Court judge in Patiala had protected Sidhu and his accomplice in the case by giving them benefit of doubt and lack of evidence.
It was then challenged by the victim’s families before the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which had in 2006, convicted and sentenced Sidhu to three years imprisonment. Sidhu then filed an appeal before the apex court challenging this order.
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