1984 anti-Sikh riots convict :Naresh Sehrawat and Yashpal Singh
The Delhi High Court
on Friday observed that a plea filed by 1984 anti-Sikh riots convict seeking extension
of interim bail has become "infructuous" taking note that all such
interim reliefs have already been extended till October 31 due to the pandemic.
A bench of Justice JR
Midha and Justice Brijesh Sethi made the observation while hearing the plea of
Naresh Sehrawat, a convict in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, seeking an extension of
his interim relief.
The High Court noted
that on August 24, a special bench extended till the end of October all the
interim orders, which were to expire on August 31, before it due to the
COVID-19 pandemic. The interim orders include stays, bails and paroles.
On June 1, the High
Court had granted relief to 1984 anti-Sikh riots case convict Naresh Sehrawat
and allowed his plea seeking interim suspension of sentence for twelve weeks on
medical grounds. He had sought interim suspension of sentence for three months
on the ground that the petitioner needs to undergo liver and kidney transplant
simultaneously at the earliest.
Sehrawat was sentenced to life imprisonment by
a trial court. He along with Yashpal Singh was convicted by a trial court for
murder, attempt to murder, dacoity and voluntarily causing hurt with dangerous
weapons.
Sherawat and Yashpal
Singh were accused of killing Hardev Singh and Avtar Singh in Mahipalpur area of
south Delhi during the riots that followed the assassination of then Prime
Minister Indira Gandhi
On a complaint by the
victim's brother Santokh Singh, the police had lodged a case. But in 1994, the
police wanted to close the case citing lack of evidence. The case was re-opened
by the Special Investigation Team .
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