On a favorable statement being made by the Central Bureau of Investigation, the Supreme Court today disposed of a plea filed by Kalyani Singh, the prime accused in national-level shooter and lawyer.
A Vacation Bench of Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice KV Viswanathan disposed of an appeal filed by Kalyani Singh challenging an April 2024 order of Punjab and Haryana High Court refusing supply of certain documents.
Sippy Sidhu, an advocate, was shot dead on September 20, 2015. Initially, police investigated the case, but later on it was handed over to the CBI in 2016.
The HC directed the prosecution to provide Kalyani the complete set of documents which were filed by prosecution alongwith ‘untraced report’, including statements of witnesses recorded under section 161 CrPC.
Acting on the directions of Special Judicial Magistrate, the CBI has provided more documents and data to Kalyani Singh, an accused in the murder case of Sukhmanpreet Singh Sidhu @ Sippy Sidhu, relied upon by the investigating agency in the chargesheet.