The Supreme Court on Monday granted relief to Congress party leader Sajjan Kumar, who is one of the accused in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, saying it would not intervene with a Delhi High Court order that granted bail to Kumar in the case.
The apex court raised several questions in this regard and said, "If the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) would have wanted, they could have arrested Sajjan Kumar in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008."
The Delhi High Court had granted Sajjan Kumar bail on February 26 in connection with two cases registered against him in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.
The Karkardooma court had on February 23 issued a fresh non-bailable warrant against Kumar and slammed the CBI for its failure to arrest Kumar and others accused in the case.
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