Delhi court grants bail to Sajjan Kumar

March 10, 2010 12:14 pm | Updated December 15, 2016 04:53 am IST - New Delhi

Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar, accused in the 1984 riots. File photo

Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar, accused in the 1984 riots. File photo

Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, who has been chargesheeted alongwith others for his alleged role in the anti-Sikh riots cases, today appeared before a Delhi Court which granted him bail in the matter.

Former outer Delhi MP was granted bail on furnishing a personal bond and surety of Rs 50,000 each by Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Lokesh Kumar Sharma.

Besides 64-year-old Kumar, seven other accused also appeared before the court and were granted bail.

Kumar, against whom a non-bailable warrant (NBW) was issued, was already granted anticipatory bail by the Delhi High Court on February 26

The court fixed the matter for further proceedings on March 30.

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