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4w ago

Supreme Court Denies Bail to Ex-IPS Officer Sanjiv Bhatt in 1990 Custodial Death Case

The court dismissed Bhatt's plea but expedited hearings on his life sentence appeal, emphasizing that bail observations will not affect the appeal's merits.

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The bench had issued notice on Bhatt’s appeal in August last year and had posted it for hearing. (File photo)
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Overview

  • The Supreme Court rejected Sanjiv Bhatt's bail request in the 1990 custodial death case of Prabhudas Vaishnani, for which Bhatt is serving a life sentence.
  • Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta stated there was no merit in Bhatt's plea and directed an expedited hearing of his appeal against the conviction.
  • Bhatt argued that no medical evidence directly links the alleged jail assault to Vaishnani's death, but the court found this insufficient to grant bail.
  • The case stems from Bhatt's role as Additional Superintendent of Police during communal riots in Jamnagar following LK Advani's Rath Yatra in October 1990.
  • Bhatt faces additional legal challenges, including accusations of evidence fabrication in the 2002 Gujarat riots and a 1996 drug-planting case.