The Supreme Court on Monday refused to interfere with an order passed by the Delhi High Court granting blanket anticipatory bail to former Member of Parliament Sajjan Kumar, accused in the Delhi anti-Sikh riots cases.
A Bench comprising Justice P. Sathasivam and Justice H.L. Dattu in a brief order said: “In view of the reasons stated in the impugned order, we are not inclined to interfere with the same. We make it clear that the observation and conclusion arrived by the High Court are confined only for the disposal of the anticipatory bail.
“At the time of the trial, the court concerned is free to decide the issue on the basis of the materials placed and uninfluenced by any of the observations made in the impugned order. The SLPs are dismissed.”
The Special Leave Petitions were filed by Jagdish Kaur, who lost her husband and son in the riots. She alleged that her statement was not recorded and challenged the High Court order granting anticipatory bail to Mr. Kumar.
Senior counsel Anil Divan argued that the court could not grant a blanket anticipatory bail till the end of the trial as had been done in this case.
