Sidhu get 3 years in jail
Former cricketer and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Navjot Singh Sidhu has been awarded three years in jail by the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
By Agencies |
CHANDIGARH: Former cricketer and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Navjot Singh Sidhu has been awarded three years in jail by the Punjab and Haryana High Court. On December one, Sidhu was convicted in a case of road rage death 18 years ago.
Earlier, the prosecution, during the arguments on the quantum of punishment before a Bench comprising Justices Mehtab Singh Gill and Baldev Singh, demanded a maximum ten-year imprisonment for the 43-year-old former MP, while the defence sought leniency saying he should be either fined or granted probation.
Sidhu, dressed in a blue suit and turban, was present in the jam-packed court during the arguments which lasted two hours. BJP leaders Arun Jaitley, Avinash Khanna, Satyapal Jain and Akali Dal leader Daljit Singh Cheema were also present in the court.
Last week, the Bench had held Sidhu guilty of culpable homicide not amounting to murder of Gurnam Singh on December 27, 1988 in Patiala after which the first-time MP from Amritsar had resigned from the Lok Sabha.
Sidhu was granted bail by the High Court on November 29, 2000, while admitting the appeal against his acquittal by a lower court.
A flamboyant cricket commentator known for wit and humour dubbed as 'Sidhuism', he had played for India in 51 Tests and 136 One-dayers in a 16-year career.
Earlier, the prosecution, during the arguments on the quantum of punishment before a Bench comprising Justices Mehtab Singh Gill and Baldev Singh, demanded a maximum ten-year imprisonment for the 43-year-old former MP, while the defence sought leniency saying he should be either fined or granted probation.
Sidhu, dressed in a blue suit and turban, was present in the jam-packed court during the arguments which lasted two hours. BJP leaders Arun Jaitley, Avinash Khanna, Satyapal Jain and Akali Dal leader Daljit Singh Cheema were also present in the court.
Last week, the Bench had held Sidhu guilty of culpable homicide not amounting to murder of Gurnam Singh on December 27, 1988 in Patiala after which the first-time MP from Amritsar had resigned from the Lok Sabha.
Sidhu was granted bail by the High Court on November 29, 2000, while admitting the appeal against his acquittal by a lower court.
A flamboyant cricket commentator known for wit and humour dubbed as 'Sidhuism', he had played for India in 51 Tests and 136 One-dayers in a 16-year career.
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