A Delhi court on Friday granted anticipatory bail to Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in a case related to the Pul Bangash killings during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
Special Judge Vikas Dhull also imposed certain conditions on Tytler, including that he will not tamper with evidence or leave the country without its permission.
The judge granted the relief on a personal bond of Rs 1 lakh and one surety of the same amount.
Three people were killed and a gurdwara was set ablaze in the Pul Bangash area of the national capital on November 1, 1984, a day after the then prime minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards.
While seeking relief, Tytler’s lawyer told the court his client was anticipating arrest and should be granted bail.
“The exact time of the crime was not ascertained by the probe agency, and multiple closure reports were filed in the case… The Delhi Police twice and the CBI once said nothing was found against Tytler,” Tytler’s advocate Manu Sharma told the court.
He said the CBI, after having filed a closure report in the case, submitted a charge sheet against Tytler on the basis of the statements of some new witnesses just 11 months before the Lok Sabha elections.
“CBI filed a closure report several times in the case and opposed the protest petition too. CBI had given a clean chit while filing charge sheet in 2007 and 2014,” he said.