New Delhi
\nIndian cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu on Thursday was sentenced to a year in jail by the country\u2019s apex court in a 1988 \u201croad rage\u201d case in which one person had lost his life, according to Indian media.
\nNDTV stated that the 58-year-old would have to surrender before a court to serve a year\u2019s rigorous imprisonment.
\n\u201cWe feel there is an error apparent on the face of record .. therefore, we have allowed the review application on the issue of sentence. In addition to the fine imposed, we consider it appropriate to impose a sentence of imprisonment for a period of one year,\u201d the Times of India quoted the supreme court bench as saying.
\nThe Congress leader appeared to accept the verdict, simply tweeting that he would \u201csubmit to the majesty of law\u201d.
\nSidhu was involved in a car accident in his hometown of Patiala in the northern state of Punjab in 1988. The then cricketer was accused of getting into a fight with the occupant of the other car and beating him up, leading to his death. A lower court had acquitted the cricketer in 1999.
\nThe verdict was later challenged in 2006 and the Punjab and Haryana High court had convicted Sidhu of culpable homicide and sentenced him to three years in jail, the NDTV report said.
\nIn 2018, the politician had approached the top court, which subsequently set aside the high court order saying there was no evidence the man had died of a single blow. However, the court held Sidhu guilty of causing hurt to a senior citizen and fined him 1,000 Indian rupees.
\nToday, the scope of punishment was enhanced by the apex court while hearing a review plea filed by the victim\u2019s family on the issue of the sentence awarded to Sidhu, Hindustan Times reported.
\nAccording to the report, Sidhu had told the court that there was \u201cno conclusive evidence to show that the single fist blow led to the death of the 65-year-old man\u201d and had accused the victim\u2019s family of making a \u201cmalicious attempt\u201d to get the case reopened.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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