NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Tuesday turned down the plea of an Army commando who claimed to have participated in Operation Sindoor and sought exemption from surrendering after being convicted and sentenced to ten year jail term in dowry death of his wife.
A bench of Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and K Vinod Chandran said that it was a case of gruesome killing by strangulation and exemption from surrendering could not be allowed. Though the petitioner tried to convince the court to grant relief and pointed out that he had participated in Operation Sindoor, the bench remained firm.
"That doesn't give you any immunity to commit atrocities at home. This goes to show how physically fit you are and the manner in which you alone could have strangulated your wife," the Court observed. The bench, however, agreed to hear his appeal against conviction and issued notice on his petition.
The Army personnel approached SC after his conviction and 10-year imprisonment awarded by trial court was upheld by Punjab and Haryana HC. Senior advocate Vikram Chaudhri submitted that there was no evidence against him and was wrongly convicted.
A bench of Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and K Vinod Chandran said that it was a case of gruesome killing by strangulation and exemption from surrendering could not be allowed. Though the petitioner tried to convince the court to grant relief and pointed out that he had participated in Operation Sindoor, the bench remained firm.
"That doesn't give you any immunity to commit atrocities at home. This goes to show how physically fit you are and the manner in which you alone could have strangulated your wife," the Court observed. The bench, however, agreed to hear his appeal against conviction and issued notice on his petition.
The Army personnel approached SC after his conviction and 10-year imprisonment awarded by trial court was upheld by Punjab and Haryana HC. Senior advocate Vikram Chaudhri submitted that there was no evidence against him and was wrongly convicted.
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