Road Rage Case / Navjot Singh Sidhu was sentenced to 1 year by the Supreme Court will go to Patiala Jail today

Former Punjab Congress President Navjot Singh Sidhu has been sentenced to one year's rigorous imprisonment by the Supreme Court in the 34-year-old road rage case. An elderly man was killed in Sidhu's attack. The court has changed its decision given 4 years ago. He was then released on a fine of Rs 1,000.

Sidhu will have to go to jail today

Sidhu will now either be arrested, or else he will surrender. Punjab Police will have to follow the law in this matter. The Supreme Court has not granted any relief to Sidhu for surrender or stay on arrest. Sidhu will have to go to jail today. Sidhu may be sent to Patiala Jail to serve the sentence. Sidhu reached his house in Patiala sometime back. However, he only said 'no comments' about the decision. After this, Sidhu has now left from Patiala for his house in Amritsar.

Sidhu said - accept the decision of law

Navjot Sidhu's reaction has come in this matter. He tweeted that he accepts the decision of the law. Sidhu is currently in Patiala. There he can discuss further steps with the legal team. Sidhu was protesting against the central government on the issue of inflation when the Supreme Court was hearing and sentencing. Sidhu performed sitting on an elephant. In September 2018, he filed a review petition against the sentence.

Hardcore opponent Majithia will be faced in jail

Now it is being discussed that Sidhu has no more means left to avoid going to jail. They have to go to jail. The Punjab government can send him to Patiala Jail. Here veteran Akali leader Bikram Majithia is also lodged in a drug case. If Sidhu is also sent here, then he may face Majithia in jail.

On December 27, 1988, there was a quarrel with the elderly

The road rage case against Sidhu dates back to the year 1988. Sidhu got into a fight with a 65-year-old man named Gurnam Singh over parking in Patiala. It is alleged that there was a scuffle between them. In which Sidhu allegedly punched Gurnam Singh. Later Gurnam Singh died. Police registered a case of culpable homicide not amounting to murder against Navjot Singh Sidhu and his friend Rupinder Singh Sidhu.

Sessions Court acquitted, High Court punished

Thereafter the matter reached the court. During the hearing, the sessions court had acquitted Navjot Singh Sidhu in 1999 citing lack of evidence. After this, the aggrieved party reached the High Court against the decision of the Sessions Court. In the year 2006, the High Court sentenced Navjot Singh Sidhu to three years imprisonment and a fine of one lakh rupees in this case.

Supreme Court waived off by imposing a fine

Navjot Sidhu reached the Supreme Court against the sentence given by the High Court. On May 16, 2018, the Supreme Court acquitted Sidhu under section 304IPC for culpable homicide not amounting to murder. However, Sidhu was convicted under section 323 of the IPC, i.e. causing hurt. He did not get a prison sentence for this. Sidhu was released after paying a fine of only one thousand rupees.