Anti-Sikh riots: CBI to reply on Sajjan’s plea
16 May 2012 12:26 PM IST
A Delhi court on Tuesday sought CBI’s response to a plea by veteran Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case accused, asking if witnesses can be confronted with their affidavits submitted to commission set up to examine riot cases.
District Judge J R Aryan issued notice to the CBI, seeking its response on 19 May on Sajjan Kumar’s plea that prosecutor R S Cheema had on 12 July 2010 made a statement to the court that affidavits of a witness in the case cannot be used because of contradictions.
Advocate I U Khan, appearing for Sajjan Kumar, filed an application saying there are certain documents of Jagdish Kaur, the complainant and a key prosecution witness in the case, which the CBI had earlier brought on record and examined also but now it says the agency is not relying on them.
‘While leading evidence, the prosecution relied upon these two affidavits and statement of Jagdish Kaur and got proved affidavits filed before Ranganathan Mishra Commission of Inquiry and Nanawati Commission of Inquiry from her on 2 July 2010. ‘Now how can the CBI say these documents cannot be used as there are contradictions in Jagdish Kaur’s statement and affidavits?’ the counsel asked.
District Judge J R Aryan issued notice to the CBI, seeking its response on 19 May on Sajjan Kumar’s plea that prosecutor R S Cheema had on 12 July 2010 made a statement to the court that affidavits of a witness in the case cannot be used because of contradictions.
Advocate I U Khan, appearing for Sajjan Kumar, filed an application saying there are certain documents of Jagdish Kaur, the complainant and a key prosecution witness in the case, which the CBI had earlier brought on record and examined also but now it says the agency is not relying on them.
‘While leading evidence, the prosecution relied upon these two affidavits and statement of Jagdish Kaur and got proved affidavits filed before Ranganathan Mishra Commission of Inquiry and Nanawati Commission of Inquiry from her on 2 July 2010. ‘Now how can the CBI say these documents cannot be used as there are contradictions in Jagdish Kaur’s statement and affidavits?’ the counsel asked.
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