Congress’ Navjot Singh Sidhu prone to be launched from jail on April 1
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CHANDIGARH: Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu is prone to be launched from the Patiala jail on April 1, mentioned his counsel HPS Varma on Friday.
The 59-year-old was serving a one-year sentence in a 1988 highway rage case.
On May 20 final yr, Sidhu, the previous Punjab Congress chief, was jailed following his give up earlier than a court docket in Patiala after he was sentenced to one-year rigorous imprisonment by the Supreme Court.
The prime court docket had in its order mentioned any sympathy in imposing an insufficient sentence would do extra hurt to the justice system and undermine the general public confidence within the efficacy of regulation.
A 65-year-old man, named Gurnam Singh, had died within the incident.
Varma mentioned as per the Punjab Prison guidelines, a convict with good behaviour is entitled for normal remission.
“He is most likely to be released on Saturday from the Patiala jail,” mentioned Varma.
CHANDIGARH: Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu is prone to be launched from the Patiala jail on April 1, mentioned his counsel HPS Varma on Friday.
The 59-year-old was serving a one-year sentence in a 1988 highway rage case.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
On May 20 final yr, Sidhu, the previous Punjab Congress chief, was jailed following his give up earlier than a court docket in Patiala after he was sentenced to one-year rigorous imprisonment by the Supreme Court.
The prime court docket had in its order mentioned any sympathy in imposing an insufficient sentence would do extra hurt to the justice system and undermine the general public confidence within the efficacy of regulation.
A 65-year-old man, named Gurnam Singh, had died within the incident.
Varma mentioned as per the Punjab Prison guidelines, a convict with good behaviour is entitled for normal remission.
“He is most likely to be released on Saturday from the Patiala jail,” mentioned Varma.
