The Supreme Court on Friday
expressed shock over the unprecedented decision of Punjab and Haryana High
Court for protecting Ex-Punjab DGP Sumedh Singh Saini in all future cases. The
Chief Justice of India along with other justice asked the High Court Chief
Justice to decide his plea within two weeks himself or by another judge.
On Thursday the High Court
extended the stay on the arrest of Sumedh Singh Saini in all cases pending on him,
except Balwant Singh Multani’s murder case till April 20.
Regarding
the matter, the bench said, “This is an unprecedented order. How can a future
course of action be stayed? It is shocking and three of us (judges) feel that
it is unprecedented. This will require a hearing.”
Adding
to it, Chief Justice Ramana said, “We will request the high court to dispose of
the petition…by another judge and not the same judge within two weeks. We
request the Chief Justice to take it up himself or by any other judge…we will
keep this matter pending.”
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The
Supreme Court had granted protection to Saini from arrest in the Balwant Singh
Multani Murder case on 15 September 2020. Court asked Saini to co-operate him
with the Punjab Police Protection. The Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi told the
bench that there have been attempts of arrest by Punjab Police on Saini.