Custodial demise: SC tells Gujarat to reply on ex-IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt’s plea
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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Gujarat authorities to file its reply on a petition by sacked IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt to submit extra proof to assist his attraction within the Gujarat High Court towards his conviction in a 1990 custodial demise case.
Bhatt has filed an attraction within the excessive court docket difficult his conviction within the custodial demise case of Prabhudas Vaishnani, who was caught by Jamnagar police after a communal riot.
A bench comprising Justices MR Shah and CT Ravikumar mentioned no formal discover is required to be issued within the matter as senior advocate Maninder Singh has already appeared for the state.
The high court docket requested the state authorities to file its reply by April 11 and posted the matter for listening to on April 18.
Senior Advocate Devadatt Kamat, showing for Bhatt, submitted the Gujarat authorities has not filed its reply regardless of looking for a number of adjournments.
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In August 2022, Bhatt had withdrawn his plea within the apex court docket looking for suspension of his life sentence within the 30-year-old custodial demise case.
The excessive court docket had earlier refused to droop Bhatt’s sentence and noticed he had had scant respect for courts and intentionally tried to misuse the method of regulation.
He was sentenced to life imprisonment in June 2019 within the case.
The case pertains to the custodial demise of Prabhudas Vaishnani, who was amongst 133 folks caught by Jamnagar police after a communal riot broke out following a bandh name in view of BJP chief L Okay Advani’s Rath Yatra.
Subsequently, his brother lodged an FIR accusing Bhatt, who was then posted as extra superintendent of police in Jamnagar, and 6 different policemen of torturing Vaishnani to demise in custody.
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Gujarat authorities to file its reply on a petition by sacked IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt to submit extra proof to assist his attraction within the Gujarat High Court towards his conviction in a 1990 custodial demise case.
Bhatt has filed an attraction within the excessive court docket difficult his conviction within the custodial demise case of Prabhudas Vaishnani, who was caught by Jamnagar police after a communal riot.
A bench comprising Justices MR Shah and CT Ravikumar mentioned no formal discover is required to be issued within the matter as senior advocate Maninder Singh has already appeared for the state.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
The high court docket requested the state authorities to file its reply by April 11 and posted the matter for listening to on April 18.
Senior Advocate Devadatt Kamat, showing for Bhatt, submitted the Gujarat authorities has not filed its reply regardless of looking for a number of adjournments.
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In August 2022, Bhatt had withdrawn his plea within the apex court docket looking for suspension of his life sentence within the 30-year-old custodial demise case.
The excessive court docket had earlier refused to droop Bhatt’s sentence and noticed he had had scant respect for courts and intentionally tried to misuse the method of regulation.
He was sentenced to life imprisonment in June 2019 within the case.
The case pertains to the custodial demise of Prabhudas Vaishnani, who was amongst 133 folks caught by Jamnagar police after a communal riot broke out following a bandh name in view of BJP chief L Okay Advani’s Rath Yatra.
Subsequently, his brother lodged an FIR accusing Bhatt, who was then posted as extra superintendent of police in Jamnagar, and 6 different policemen of torturing Vaishnani to demise in custody.
