Overview

• Four defendants received seven years of rigorous imprisonment and 90-year-old Surendra Sharma was given a three-year simple term, with fines of Rs 10,000 each.
• District and Additional Sessions Judge Shrikrishna Dagliya said lawyers are expected to uphold the law and called the courthouse a 'temple of justice.'
• The case stemmed from a February 2009 assault on senior journalist Ghanshyam Patel on Ujjain court premises, where he was beaten with chairs and rods and robbed of his revolver, watch and chain.
• The prosecution proceeded under IPC Section 307 read with 34 for attempt to murder with common intention.
• After years of delays and alleged intimidation, the High Court shifted the trial to Indore, the Supreme Court ordered a time-bound verdict, and the Bar Council of India canceled Dharmendra Sharma’s licence while he was in jail.