The Delhi High Court Friday issued notice to the CBI on the bail plea of former councillor Balwan Khokkar, serving life sentence in the jail after his conviction in a case related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
Justice G.S. Sistani and Justice G.P. Mittal sought a response from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) by Aug 27.
Apart from bail, Khokkar also challenged the trial court's April 30 order convicting him and sentencing him to life imprisonment.
The trial court April 30 acquitted Congress leader Sajjan Kumar but convicted five others, including Khokkar, in a case related to the killing of five people in Delhi Cantonment area during violence against the Sikhs following the assassination of then prime minister Indira Gandhi on Oct 31, 1984.
The other four are former legislator Mahender Yadav, Kishan Khokkar, Girdhari Lal and Captain Bhagmal.
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