High Court Defers Hearing on Sanjay Singh's Petition Till August 22

The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court deferred the hearing on a revision petition by AAP leader Sanjay Singh to August 22. Singh requested bail regarding a 2001 demonstration case. Convicted and sentenced to 45 days in jail, Singh's session court appeal was dismissed, prompting a high court revision plea.

The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has deferred the hearing on AAP leader Sanjay Singh's revision petition to August 22. The petition pertains to a bail request stemming from a 2001 demonstration case.

Singh, a Rajya Sabha MP, was convicted in January 2023 and faced an appeal dismissal in August 2024. He is now challenging the conviction and sentence in the high court, seeking a suspension of the sentence.

The state counsel has argued that Singh's failure to surrender as directed by the sessions court renders his revision plea non-maintainable. Despite this, Singh's counsel maintains that the high court can hear the revision. With no exemption application filed, the bench scheduled the next hearing for August 22.

(With inputs from agencies.)