Nagpur, 26 July (HS):- The

Supreme Court has refused to intervene in the Sunil Kedar disqualification and convicting

case. Kedar had filed a petition with the Supreme Court seeking an interim stay

on his conviction in the over 150 crore government bond purchase scam in the

Nagpur District Central Cooperative Bank Limited. .

On December 22, 2023, the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate’s Court

sentenced Sunil Kedar to 5 years in jail and a fine of Rs 12.50 lakh. Following

this, he was disqualified from holding the position of MLA for six years under

Section 8 (3) of the Representation of the People Act as he has been sentenced

to imprisonment for two years or more. The Legislature Secretariat issued

a notification in this regard on December 23, 2023. Kedar needs to obtain a

stay on his conviction to reverse this action, without which, he cannot contest

the coming Assembly election.

First, he filed an application with the Sessions Court seeking a stay on his

conviction. The Sessions Court on December 30, 2023, rejected that application.

Subsequently, the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court dismissed his

application on 4 July 2024. As a result, he approached the Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court

has now refused to interfere in the case. Although Kedar had started preparations

to contest the coming assembly elections, the Apex Court’s decision has ended

his efforts.

Hindusthan Samachar

Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar / Manoj Kumar Tayal